Airtel Africa hires Ericsson executive Andrew Kossowski as chief information officer

NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel has named Andrew Kossowski its chief information officer for the pan-African network.

Kossowski joins Airtel Africa from telecom equipment maker Ericsson, where he served as vice president-operations for Latin America and the Caribbean. His appointment will be effective May 15, the company said.

Kossowski will be key to driving Airtel’s information technology strategy, while building stronger collaborative governance relationships with partners, Airtel Africa Chief Executive Christian de Faria said.

"Kossowski will be instrumental in driving the IT strategy for our Africa business through a strong central team of subject-matter-experts, while building superior execution capabilities within all the 17 countries that we operate in," De Faria said.

Kossowski, who takes over from George Fanthome, holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from Boston University and a Bachelor of Science degree in professional aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.