Essar appoints Michael Foley as CEO,East Africa
Essar Communications Holdings said that it has appointed Michael P Foley as CEO-East Africa.
By PTI |
MUMBAI: Essar Communications Holdings (ECHL), today said that it has appointed Michael P Foley as CEO-East Africa and he would have overall responsibility for the group's telecom investments and operations in the region.
Foley will oversee the roll-out and launch of Econet Wireless Kenya, a press release issued here stated.
Foley brings on board commercial and management experience gained from a number of leading telcos in Canada, East Europe, the Middle-East, Tanzania and Nigeria.
Earlier in the year, ECHL had acquired a 49 pc stake in Econet Wireless International (EWI) by subscribing to fresh capital in the company.
Essar will actively participate with EWI in the network roll-out of Econet Wireless Kenya. Econet Wireless Kenya has also announced three senior leadership appointments, the release said.
These are Shailendra Khare as the Chief Technical Officer, Philip Mudimu as Project Director (East Africa) and Anna Othoro as Marketing Director.
Othoro has extensive experience in commercial management (sales and marketing) spanning over 11 years having held various senior management positions at both local and international level with GlaxoSmithkline Consumer Healthcare Limited and also as Managing Director of Celtel Kenya Limited.
Foley will oversee the roll-out and launch of Econet Wireless Kenya, a press release issued here stated.
Foley brings on board commercial and management experience gained from a number of leading telcos in Canada, East Europe, the Middle-East, Tanzania and Nigeria.
Earlier in the year, ECHL had acquired a 49 pc stake in Econet Wireless International (EWI) by subscribing to fresh capital in the company.
Essar will actively participate with EWI in the network roll-out of Econet Wireless Kenya. Econet Wireless Kenya has also announced three senior leadership appointments, the release said.
These are Shailendra Khare as the Chief Technical Officer, Philip Mudimu as Project Director (East Africa) and Anna Othoro as Marketing Director.
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Khare has over 20 years of technical experience with the last 13 years in the cellular network domain while Mudimu is a veteran of Econet and has played an instrumental role in steering the economy through the last five years.Othoro has extensive experience in commercial management (sales and marketing) spanning over 11 years having held various senior management positions at both local and international level with GlaxoSmithkline Consumer Healthcare Limited and also as Managing Director of Celtel Kenya Limited.
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