SYLVIA MULINGE SET TO JOIN MTN UGANDA

Sylvia Mulinge, Safaricom’s Chief Consumer Business Officer will be leaving the company to take up a new role as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN Uganda. Her last working day at Safaricom is 30th September 2022. Sylvia joined Safaricom in 2006 and has held various senior roles including General Manager , enterprise business unit and director Consumer Business Unit, before assuming the role of Chief Customer Officer in 2018.  She took up the role of Chief Consumer Business Officer in July, 2021.

She has been an executive committee member for the last nine years, where she has offered leadership and been part of many of Safaricom’s successful journey. More recently, she was instrumental in steering the agile transformation of the commercial units. Additionally, she played a pivotal role in setting up two key businesses in Safaricom – enterprise and fixed data.

A champion of digital transformation, Sylvia is a purpose-led and impact driven business leader. “She has lived the Safaricom purpose of transforming the lives of our customers using technology as an enabler of positive change,” said Peter Ndegwa, CEO, Safaricom in a statement to the media. “As she embarks on the next phase of her career, I would like to congratulate Sylvia and thank her for her leadership and contribution to Safaricom over the years,” he added.