Dr. Peter joined Safaricom on April 1st, 2020. He is an experienced Board level leader with a wealth of experience in General Management, Commercial and Business Strategy, Sales and Finance Operations, having spent over 25 years in various roles within the Financial Services and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sectors in Africa and Europe.

Dr. Peter holds an MBA from the London Business School and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Nairobi. In recognition of his contributions to business and leadership, Peter received an Honorary Doctorate of Business Management from Meru University of Science and Technology on 4th October 2024. He is also a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK).

In his most recent role before joining Safaricom, Peter was responsible for Diageo PLC operations in 50 countries in Western and Eastern Europe, Russia, the Middle East, and North Africa regions. Previously, he served as CEO in Guinness Nigeria PLC and Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC, transforming the two operations to deliver double-digit growth by investing in people, introducing new brands, and re-organizing the businesses.

As a Chief Executive in several markets within the Diageo Group, Dr. Peter has demonstrated the ability to transform businesses and organizations to deliver superior results. He has a real passion for delivering value to customers (with his principle of customer first), investing in talent, and getting things done. 

Dr. Peter served for eight years across a range of senior Executive Director roles at East Africa Breweries Limited (a Diageo subsidiary) based in Nairobi. Serving as the Group Chief Finance Officer (CFO), Group Strategy Director, Sales Director, and as an Executive Director on the EABL Board, he was part of the team that saw the EABL business more than doubled in value – and winning the coveted Most Respected Business Award in East Africa for five years in a row.

He is credited with the development of an affordable-beer strategy for EABL resulting in the production of new brands such as Senator beer which became one of the of the most successful innovations by Diageo. He started his career at PwC, the global consulting firm, where he worked for 11 years. Peter draws his inspiration, in particular from his early upbringing laying the foundations for his strong value set, from his teachers and the legendary Dr. Geoffrey Griffin - the late founder of Starehe Boys Centre- his alma mater, and his parents.

Dilip, who joined Safaricom as the Chief Finance Officer in November 2020, has more than 29 years of experience in Finance, spanning various industries including Telecoms, Financial Services and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Engineering in international and multi-cultural environments. Dilip has a proven track record of building competent teams, improving performance, business turnaround, simplification, and digitization.

His Division is responsible for the overall financial planning, management, and oversight of the organization.

 Previously, he was the CFO with DTAC Thailand, a part of the Telenor Group, since 2017.  Prior DTAC he was the CFO of Grameenphone Bangladesh, a role that he held for three years.  Before Grameenphone, Dilip held various finance roles in Vodafone India in Mumbai, rising to the role of EVP Finance. He has also held senior finance roles in other organizations, namely Hutchinson Essar, Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages and Tata Tinplate.

 Dilip has held Board positions in various institutions including Carousell, Singapore (leading online classified company of South Asia), Tele Assets, Thailand (DTAC subsidiary), Accenture Bangladesh (joint venture of Accenture and Telenor) Indus Tower (JV with Bharti Airtel and Idea) and Vodafone Essar Spacetel Ltd (Vodafone India subsidiary).

 Dilip has a Master’s in Commerce from Calcutta University and a Bachelor of Commerce from Goennka College of Commerce. He is a Chartered accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a Cost Accountant from Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India.

Linda is a qualified advocate with over 19 years' experience, and is currently a Senior Legal Counsel at Safaricom PLC, where she provides legal and corporate governance support to Safaricom PLC, the M-PESA Foundation and Safaricom's investment vehicles into Ethiopia. Prior to joining Safaricom PLC, Linda worked at Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews as a commercial and litigation lawyer.

Linda is a Certified Public Secretary and holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Nairobi, a Master of Business Administration in Strategic Management from the United States International University (USIU) and a Master of Laws Degree in Commercial Law from the University of Nairobi. She is a Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths. Linda is also a member of the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya, the Women on Boards Network and the Law Society of Kenya.

Shameel is the CEO of Vodacom Group since September 2012. He is a former CEO of Vodafone Spain. He was previously the Managing Director of Vodacom South Africa from March 2005 to March 2011 prior to taking up the position as CEO of Vodafone Spain. Prior to that, he was the Managing Director of Vodacom Service Provider Company from September 2000 to February 2005, and Managing Director of Vodacom Equipment Company from 1998. Shameel served on the Vodacom Group Board from 2000 until March 2011, when he was seconded to Spain. He was re-appointed to the Vodacom Group Board in September 2012 after his return from Spain.

Ms Raisibe Morathi was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of Vodacom group with effect from 1st November 2020. She joined Vodacom from the Nedbank Group where she had been the Group Chief Financial Officer since September 2009.

She has a cumulative 30 years’ experience in Financial Services and ICT sectors in various large corporates in South Africa, including Nedbank Group, Sanlam Group and the industrial Development Corporation. She serves on various Vodacom related Boards and has extensive experience in audit committees, having served both as a member and as the chairperson. Raisibe is also a sponsor of Vodacom’s Women’s Network Forum, demonstrating her commitment to the development of women and young people.

Raisibe Morathi is a Chartered Accountant (SA) and has also completed an Advanced Management Programme (AMP) with INSEAD (France). She also holds a Higher Diploma in Taxation (Wits University) and a Masters in Philosophy (Corporate Strategy) from GIBS University of Pretoria.

Ms Winnie Ouko was appointed Non-Executive Director on 10^th February 2021. She has over 25 years of professional finance, strategy and board level experience, serving corporates and non-profits in Africa, Europe and the US.

 She is the founder and CEO of Lattice Consulting (member of Larive International, nl), a Kenya-based boutique advisory firm committed to propelling its clients to growth via strategy and finance advisory and corporate training.

 Winnie’s career includes a stint as an Associate Director at Standard and Poor’s in New York, and PricewaterhouseCoopers in Nairobi.

 She sits on the Board of the Kenya Pooled Water Fund, has served on the board of Absa (Kenya), chairing the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee; and has been a Trustee for the Worldwide Fund for Nature, Switzerland (which oversees 70+ programs and country offices around the world), chairing the Audit and Risk Committee.

 She is a fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network, and is a leadership adviser with Adaptive Change Advisors, (NY). Winnie has an MBA from Cornell University (NY), a BComm from the University of Nairobi, and is a CPA (K).

Dr. Kandie is a finance specialist with over 20 years of strategic leadership and management experience in senior leadership positions in the financial services industry. She is currently the Director, Parastatal Reforms (Financial) at the National Treasury and Planning, where she leads Parastatal Reforms that are geared towards reducing fiscal pressures by making public spending more efficient and transparent.

She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University  of Nairobi, a Masters of Business Administration from Murdoch University in Western Australia and a Doctorate in Business Administration (Finance) from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa. Dr Karen Kandie is also a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Investment and Financial Analyst. She is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Kenya) and the Institute of Investment and Financial Analysts of Kenya.

Murielle Lorilloux has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director in the Board, with effect from 23^rd August 2023.

Murielle is currently the Chief Strategy & Commercial Officer of Vodacom Group and a member of the Executive Committee. Prior to this, she worked for Vodafone Group in the United Kingdom as an Executive Business Director for Europe Cluster markets and Vodafone Business International from July 2021 to 31 March 2023.

She has previously also held the positions of CEO and President of the board of Vodafone Romania (2017-2021) and Managing Director of Vodacom DRC (2014-2017).

Prior to this, Murielle held various senior management roles with Orascom Telecom Algeria, Wana Corporate and Capgemini.

Murielle has over 25 years’ experience in General management, commercial (B2C & B2B), strategy and consulting experience in telecommunications across African and European markets.

She holds a Master’s Degree in Economics (Management and Marketing) from the Paris Nanterre University and a Masters’ Degree in Business Management and Strategy from the ESCP Business School. She also participated in the MBA exchange programme with the University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. (Eng.) John Kipngetich Mosonik, CBS, EBS has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director in the Board, with effect from 23^rd August 2023.

Dr. (Eng.) Mosonik is an astute technocrat with executive experience in both public and private sector administration spanning 35 years. He has a rich career profile stretching across industries from Engineering practice in the Telecom sector to serving as a Principal Secretary in the State Department for Infrastructure and the Chief Administrative Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining.

He holds a Doctoral Degree in Business Administration (DBA) - Strategic Leadership from Northcentral University (USA) and a PhD in Business Administration (Strategic Management) from Moi University, Kenya. He also holds Postgraduate Degrees in Digital Transformation, Strategic Focus, Finance and Business Administration from renowned international universities; and Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering/Telecommunication from the University of Nairobi. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (FIEK) and a registered member of the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK). 

Mr. Ludlow is currently the Group Reward and Policy Director-Human Resources at Vodafone Group Services Limited and is responsible for the strategic design, planning, management, and communication of the company's short term and long-term incentive reward plans. He also provides remuneration and governance advice to all Vodafone group entities.

Mr. Ludlow holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Pure Mathematics from the University of Wales, Swansea and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, England and Wales ACCA.

Dilip, who joined Safaricom as the Chief Finance Officer in November 2020, has more than 29 years of experience in Finance, spanning various industries including Telecoms, Financial Services and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Engineering in international and multi-cultural environments. Dilip has a proven track record of building competent teams, improving performance, business turnaround, simplification, and digitization.

His Division is responsible for the overall financial planning, management, and oversight of the organization.

Previously, he was the CFO with DTAC Thailand, a part of the Telenor Group, since 2017.  Prior DTAC he was the CFO of Grameenphone Bangladesh, a role that he held for three years.  Before Grameenphone, Dilip held various finance roles in Vodafone India in Mumbai, rising to the role of EVP Finance. He has also held senior finance roles in other organizations, namely Hutchinson Essar, Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages and Tata Tinplate.

Dilip has held Board positions in various institutions including Carousell, Singapore (leading online classified company of South Asia), Tele Assets, Thailand (DTAC subsidiary), Accenture Bangladesh (joint venture of Accenture and Telenor) Indus Tower (JV with Bharti Airtel and Idea) and Vodafone Essar Spacetel Ltd (Vodafone India subsidiary).

Dilip has a Master’s in Commerce from Calcutta University and a Bachelor of Commerce from Goennka College of Commerce. He is a Chartered accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a Cost Accountant from Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India.

Fred is the Head of Regulatory & Public Policy at Safaricom. In his acting capacity as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Fred is responsible for Safaricom’s reputation management, public policy, legal and regulatory affairs. He oversees development and implementation of Safaricom’s corporate investment strategy as well as overseeing internal and external communications. He also leads the development of a roadmap that will embed purpose in everything we do at Safaricom and among our stakeholders.

A commercially astute, pragmatic and solutions focused leader, Fred has over 20 years of post-admission experience in corporate and private practice. He joined Safaricom in 2017 as Head of Legal and Secretarial Services from Seacom Ltd where he initially served as Regional Counsel before growing to the Head of Legal position overseeing Seacom’s legal and regulatory affairs department with oversight of 7 countries. Prior to joining Seacom, Fred was Principal In-house Counsel at Safaricom for 6 years, and before that, he was a Legal Associate at Kaplan & Stratton Advocates.

He is passionate about growing his impact and has a demonstrated ability to cultivate an engaging team culture and in leading high-performance teams. In his previous role as Head of Legal, he led his team to win two coveted awards: the 2022 Africa Legal Awards Corporate Legal Department of the Year Award (the first time the award was issued to a corporate legal department outside of South Africa); and the 2018-19 Corporate Legal Department of the Year Award from the Law Society of Kenya.

He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL. B Hons) from the University of Bedfordshire. and a Postgraduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law. He is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a Commissioner for Oaths.

Fred was awarded the Chambers and Partners GC Influencer Award in 2021 and was listed in the 2017 Legal 500 Africa General Counsel Power List. He was also shortlisted for the 2023 Regulatory (non-financial services) award at Lexology’s 16th annual Global Counsel Awards.

Fawzia Ali-Kimanthi is the Chief Consumer Business Officer since March 2023.

​Fawzia joined Safaricom in 2007 as a Senior Manager Reporting, Accounts Receivable and M-PESA. Since then, she has grown her career and expanded her breadth through various leadership roles. In particular, she has been the Head of Regional Sales & Operations - Coast, Head of Consumer Planning and Pricing, Head of Consumer Segments and Head of Digital Products and Services.  In October 2021, Fawzia was appointed the Mobile Data Tribe Lead.​

She holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Nairobi and an MBA from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. She has also attended multiple leadership programs and is a Certified Coach.

Florence Nyokabi is an accomplished HR Leader with over 25 years progressive experience leading HR in local and global entities spanning multiple countries across Africa.

She joined Safaricom PLC from Standard Chartered Bank, where she was the Managing Director, Human Resources for Nigeria and West Africa covering 6 countries. In this role she lent her strong commercial acumen to deliver sound business and people outcomes. Her progressive approach to the people agenda led to a differentiated talent proposition and improved employee experience. Her focus on upskilling and reskilling employees ensured the Bank was equipped with the future skills needed to drive its ambitious aspirations.

Prior to West Africa, Nyokabi led the Human Resources organisation for Standard Chartered Bank in Kenya and East Africa.

Nyokabi began her career at Kenya Television Network (KTN), then moved to the NCBA Group for 9 years, where she grew to become Senior HR Manager for East Africa. In 2007 she joined KPMG and soon became the Director of HR and Administration, Kenya and Eastern Africa. Nyokabi is credited with realigning the organisation culture at KPMG to drive a high performance and people-centric work environment.

She holds an MBA in Human Resources, and a BCom in Marketing, both from the University of Nairobi. She is a Certified Executive Coach in Brain-Based Coaching, a Certified HR Professional (C-HRP) with the Institute of HR Management Kenya and has participated in Executive Leadership Programs at Oxford University UK and Duke University among others.

She is a recognised thought leader and has shared insights at various leadership forums. She was selected as a Top 40 Under 40 Leader in Kenya, and more recently as HR Personality of the Year in Africa. 

Nicholas Mulila is the Chief Corporate Security Officer at Safaricom PLC responsible for the Business Risk Management Strategy, Cyber Security Management, Revenue Assurance, AML/CTF Program, Insurance, Ethics & Compliance and Physical Security.

He joined Safaricom in 2001 as a Senior Management Accountant in the Finance Division and has risen steadily through the ranks to serve the company in various capacities including Principal Business Planning & Forecasting Accountant, Head of Corporate Strategy, Head of Commercial Planning & Pricing, Executive Business Analyst, Director Risk Management and is currently Chief Corporate Security Officer.

Nicholas has 20 years’ experience in Strategy Formulation and Execution, Financial Management, Business Analysis, Risk Management and Corporate Governance.

Prior to joining Safaricom, Nicholas had worked for General Motors (EA) and Eastern Produce (K) Ltd., where he held various positions in Finance.

Mr. Mulila holds a Master of Business Administration Degree in Strategy and a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Accounting Option) from the University of Nairobi. He is a Professional Accountant and Company Secretary, a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) as well as the Institute of Certified Secretaries of Kenya (ICSK), member of the American Society for Industrial Security International (ASIS) and a member of the Institute of Directors (Kenya). He is married with two children.

Cynthia joined Safaricom from AT&T, where she was the Senior Director, Enterprise Mobile and IoT Technologies, since 2019.

Cynthia’s career at AT&T Inc. spanned 19 years, having joined BellSouth in 2003 as a Senior IT Client Account Management Lead before taking on the role of Director, Mobile Service Delivery and Operations, for Cingular Wireless in 2008. In 2010, she was appointed AT&T Global Lead and Director, Enterprise Solutions and Sales Support, a role she held until 2019 when she took up her latest role as Senior Director, Enterprise Mobile and IoT Technologies.

Prior to joining AT&T, Cynthia worked for Accenture/Andersen Consulting as a Senior Manager for 7 years.

With over 20 years’ experience in the Telecommunications sector, Cynthia has a wealth of knowledge in various crafts, including Business Strategy, Industrial IoT, Enterprise Technology Solutions, Executive Advisory & Decision Support, Operational Excellence and Process Reengineering.

She holds a Bachelor of Finance from the University of Toledo, Ohio, and an MBA in Finance and International Business from Kent State University, Ohio.

Nicholas is Chief Channels Officer since July 2021. He joined us from Coca Cola, Nigeria where he was the Franchise Director.

Nicholas has over 23 years’ experience in finance and commercial roles across various local and international corporations. His career begun in the United Kingdom at Carluccio’s, Searcy Tansley & Co. where he started in an accounting role before growing to the role of Financial Controller. He then transitioned to Medicsight Inc. where he held a similar role.

Nicholas then joined Coca Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) where he was Finance Director in Uganda then Mozambique. In 2011, he was promoted to Sales and Marketing Director at CCBA Kenya, a role he held till May 2013. Upon leaving CCBA, he joined Carlsberg Kenya as the General Manager from 2013 to 2016, when he joined Sema Mobile. In 2018, he joined Coca Cola, Nigeria in the role of Franchise Director.

Nicholas has a Diploma in Business Management, A.C.C.A, and a Master of Business Administration from the United Kingdom. He also has an Executive Development Certification from Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Michael leads Safaricom’s business development and transformation agenda. He is responsible for Strategic Partnerships, Mergers and Acquisitions, Safaricom’s funding strategy and asset optimization.

With over 20 years’ experience in Corporate and Investment Banking, Michael joined Safaricom from Citibank where he was a Managing Director and Head of Corporate Finance for Sub-Saharan Africa from 2019. Prior to this role, he was head of Corporate and Investment Banking for Citibank Kenya and was appointed a Senior Credit Officer in 2018.  Michael was with Citibank for 15 years and has held various senior local and regional leadership roles.

Prior to joining Citibank, Michael worked in Barclays/Absa Capital, where he grew from a Management Associate to the Regional Coverage Head – East Africa, Investment Banking Division Africa, a role he held until he joined Citibank in 2006.

Through his career, Michael has managed numerous significant transactions, earning him ‘Corporate Banker of the Year’ 5 separate times at the Annual Banking awards, as well as leading his team to winning ‘Corporate Bank of the Year’ in Kenya a similar number of times, amongst other industry recognitions. He was also listed for three years as a Top 40 under 40. He holds a Bachelor of Law Degree from the University of Nairobi, and Masters in Law degree from Temple University. He is an Advocate and a Certified Public Secretary and sits on the Board of Junior Achievement.

Esther Joined Safaricom in February 2023. She is responsible for providing strategic leadership and oversight to Safaricom’s Financial Services Business. She leads financial services tribes and teams, through the development of financial products, services and solutions for consumers and enterprises.

Esther has over 15 years’ experience in the financial services sector. She joins Safaricom from KCB Bank Group, where she has been the Director, Corporate Banking since 2021.

Prior to joining KCB, Esther was at Stanbic for 10 years, having joined the bank in 2011 as a Regional Product Head – Transactional Products and Services, East Africa. In 2017, she was promoted to Executive, Strategy Development and Enablement in the Corporate and Investment Bank before taking up the role of Country Head, Client Coverage, Stanbic Bank Zambia, in 2020.

Esther worked at Standard Chartered Bank for 5 years, between 2006 and 2011 in Relationship Management and Product Management capacities, and at Commercial Bank of Africa (which merged with NIC Bank to form NCBA) where she began her banking career.

She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of East Africa, Baraton and a Master of Business Administration from University of Liverpool, UK. She is also an AoEC Accredited Executive Coach.

James is responsible for the end-to-end performance of Safaricom’s network and all IT systems. He leads the technology team in line with best practice, and plays a key leadership role in contributing to the overall business strategy.

James has over 23 years’ experience within the technology sector, re-joined Safaricom PLC from Safaricom Ethiopia where he was CTIO from January 2023 to October 2024.

During his time in Ethiopia, James led the rapid deployment of a comprehensive technology stack and acceleration of the network to 3,000 sites. He was also instrumental in operationalizing the M-PESA ecosystem, implementing a next-generation digital infrastructure and core network, and driving strategic cost leadership by realizing over 30% savings in technology OPEX.

Prior to joining Safaricom Ethiopia, James spent 16 years at Safaricom PLC serving various roles including Director – Network where he provided overall leadership and accountability for Safaricom’s technology network and systems across the strategic, planning, building and operating phases. He was also a part of the Executive Committee for 2 years between 2019 and 2021.

James holds a B.Sc. in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from the University of Nairobi, an MBA from JKUAT, as well as several industry certifications. He is also a certified coach and has undergone advanced management programs at Strathmore Business School, Lagos Business School and IESE in Spain.