Sateesh Kamath

Sateesh is the Chief Financial Officer as well as Executive Board Member.
He joined Safaricom Ltd on August 1, 2016 from Vodacom Tanzania Ltd, where he was the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director on the board of Vodacom Tanzania.
Prior to joining Safaricom, Sateesh held senior roles over the last 12 years at both a global and local level for Vodafone operations in London, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey and Fiji.

He is also continues to be a non-executive Director in other group companies and investments.

Sateesh has over 19 years’ experience in both mature and emerging markets across Asia, Europe and Africa, where he has built a strong background in strategic performance management and streamlining robust operations across the telecoms, FMCG and manufacturing sectors.

He holds a Bachelor of commerce from Mahatma Gandhi University (First Class) and he is also a Qualified Accountant from the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India.