Safaricom Plc has announced that its CEO Bob Collymore, has started medical leave to receive specialised treatment for a number of months.
During this time, Sateesh Kamath, the telco’s current Chief Financial Officer who is also Mr. Collymore’s alternate on the Board, will take charge in acting capacity.
He will be supported by Joseph Ogutu who is the current Director – Strategy and Innovation, Safaricom. Mr. Ogutu will be responsible for Safaricom’s day-to-day operations until Mr. Collymore’s return from medical leave.
In a statement, Safaricom said Mr. Kamath has a strong background in strategic performance management and building robust operations across the telecoms, FMCG and manufacturing sectors.
Mr. Ogutu on the other hand is the longest serving Executive Committee member in Safaricom with over 30 years experience across several parts of the company including the Corporate Affairs and Human Resource functions. He is currently also serves as the Chairman of the Safaricom Foundation.
Safaricom is expected to announce its Half Year (Interim) 2018 results on Friday 3rd November 2017.
