Former Millicom executive Tom Gutjahr will take over as MD of Bharti Airtel’s Ugandan operations at the beginning of August.
He replaces VG Somasekhar who was promoted within Airtel Africa and now looks after a portfolio of eight countries.
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Former Millicom executive Tom Gutjahr will take over as MD of Bharti Airtel’s Ugandan operations at the beginning of August.
He replaces VG Somasekhar who was promoted within Airtel Africa and now looks after a portfolio of eight countries.
Gutjahr previously worked for Millicom, where he held a number of positions since 2008, including CEO of Tigo Paraguay, CEO of Tigo Rwanda, and CEO of Tigo Chad.
Airtel Africa CEO Christian de Faria said: “This appointment underlines Airtel’s commitment to significantly improve access to telecoms services, connecting millions of consumers to the internet in Africa. In Mr. Gutjahr, I am confident that Airtel will continue to enhance the benefits of telecommunications services for the communities in Uganda.”
Airtel plans to extend its 3G footprint in the country going forward.
