Chairman
Nationality: Kenyan
Appointed: December 2022 (Director), January 2023 (Chairman)
Mr. Khawaja is a highly distinguished Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with over 30 years work experience in the legal profession ranging from dispute resolution to commercial and real estate. He is recognised as a leading name in the Kenyan legal profession and has been globally recognised in various practice groups as one of the most sought-after lawyers in Kenya. In recognition of his positive contribution to the sustainability of the environment of the country, Adil was recently awarded the Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear (MBS) by the President of the Republic of Kenya. Mr. Khawaja currently serves as the Managing Partner at Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews, the oldest law firm in Kenya, established in 1902 with a reputation as an innovative, experienced, responsive, and highly skilled firm. Adil holds board positions in various companies across various markets. He currently serves on various boards which include Rhino Ark Charitable Trust, Al Futtaim Automative – CMC Motors Group Limited and Atua Enkop Africa Limited. He previously served as a director of KCB Bank Group from 2012 and was elected the first chairman of KCB Bank Kenya Limited from 2016 until 2020 when his tenure ended. He has also served as a director in the board of Kenya Power & Lighting Company. Outside his professional capacity, Adil is active in the wildlife and environmental conservation space. He has been a member of the Nairobi Arboretum Conservancy Community Forest Association, a trustee of Care for the Wild and an advisor for Friends of Conservation. He is a former trustee of the Kenya Wildlife Service and a board member of the National Environment Council. His love for the law and environmental conservation, led him to be appointed by the Government of Kenya as a member of the Taskforce to inquire into Forest Resource Management and Logging activities in Kenya. An avid enthusiast of four-wheel driving he has combined his love for the thrill with conservation and has been a participant in the Rhino Charge for nearly 20 years and amongst the top fund raisers for the Rhino Ark, where he has been a Trustee from 2018 to date.

Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
Nationality: Kenyan
Appointed: April 2020
Peter is the CEO of Safaricom PLC, a leading communications company in Africa and pioneer of M-PESA, the world’s most developed mobile payment system. Peter is the first Kenyan to serve as a CEO of Safaricom. 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. In his most recent role, 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-organising the businesses. As a Chief Executive in several markets within the Diageo Group, Peter demonstrated the ability to transform businesses and organisations to deliver superior results. 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. Peter 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 most successful innovations by Diageo. He has a real passion for delivering value to customers (with his principle of customer first), investing in talent, and getting things done. He started his career at PwC, the global consulting firm, where he worked for 11 years. Peter draws his inspiration 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 from his parents.

Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality: Kenyan
Appointed: February 2019
Ms Ogega has extensive experience spanning over 25 years advising and managing both large, complex organisations and emerging startup ventures. In recognition of her contribution to the economic development of the country, she was awarded the Moran of the Burning Spear (MBS) in 2005. Ms Ogega, is the Managing Director of Bloom Consultancy Limited. She is currently a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network, the Institute of Directors of Kenya, the African Leadership Initiative and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya. She is a Certified Hogan Lead Assessor, an Executive Coach and a Member of the Academy of Executive Coaches.

Non-Executive Director
Nationality: Italian
Appointed: March 2020
Francesco Bianco is the Global Talent, Capabilities and Organisational Development Director at Vodafone and an alternate non-executive director in the Vodacom Group Board. Francesco has had a vast career in HR, spanning over 15 years. He originally joined Vodafone Italy in 2000 and has extended his career portfolio internationally in other Human Resources Director roles. Francesco holds a Bachelors’ Degree in Law from Padova University and a Business Strategy Executive Program with Maastricht University. Francesco was appointed to the Vodacom Group Board as an alternate director to Mr Michael Joseph in January 2019 and also appointed as an alternate director to Ms Leanne Wood in July 2019.

Chief Finance Officer and Alternate Director to Peter Ndegwa
Nationality: Indian
Appointed: November 2020
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 digitisation. His Division is responsible for the overall financial planning, management, and oversight of the organisation. 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 organisations, 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.

Alternate Director to CS, National Treasury and Planning
Nationality: Kenyan
Appointed: February 2023
Ms. 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, and a Master of Business Administration from Murdoch University in Western Australia.

Non-Executive Director
Nationality: Kenyan and American
Appointed: September 2008
Michael served as the Chairman of the Board of Safaricom PLC from 1 August 2020 to 1 August 2022 and is the former interim Chief Executive Officer of Safaricom PLC, a position that he held from 2 July 2019 to 31 March 2020. He is also Vodafone’s Strategic Advisor appointed to the Boards of Vodacom Group South Africa, Vodacom Tanzania and Vodacom Mozambique. He is the current Chairman of Kenya Airways Plc. Previously, Michael was the Chief Executive Officer of Safaricom Limited from July 2000 when the company was re-launched as a joint-venture between Vodafone UK and Telkom Kenya until his retirement in November 2010. During his tenure, he steered the Company from a subscriber base of less than 20,000 to over 16.71 million subscribers. This phenomenal growth straddling nearly a decade was motored by the launch of many innovative products and services such as M-PESA. He has extensive international experience in company start-ups, the implementation and operation of large wireless and wire-line networks, including operations in Hungary, Spain, Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Korea, the USA, Australia and the Middle East.

Non-Executive Director
Nationality: South African
Appointed: August 2017
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-appointedto the Vodacom Group Board in September 2012 after his return from Spain.

Non-Executive Director
Nationality: South African
Appointed: November 2020
Ms Raisibe serves as Chief Financial Officer of Vodacom Group with effect from1 November 2020. She joined Vodacom from Nedbank Group Limited where she was the Group Chief Financial Officer since September 2009. She has spent over 26 years in the financial services industry in South Africa and has acquired experience in banking and insurance. Raisibe has previously served as an executive director of Sanlam Limited and prior to that an executive of the Industrial Development Corporation. Her experience spans Investment Banking, Private Equity, Corporate Lending and Insurance.In her career she also served in various boards of listed and non-listed companies in her executive capacity or a shareholder representative. She has extensive experience in audit committees where her experience includes serving as a member of the committee or chairperson.

Independent Director
Nationality: Kenyan
Appointed: February 2023
Ms. Okolloh is currently a Partner at Verod- Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV), where she leads and implements all investment-related activities, drives expansion, and supports partner companies with strategic and operational issues. She is a seasoned corporate operator at board level, and currently serves as a member of several boards including Thomson Reuters Founders Share Trust, East African Breweries PLC, Stanbic Foundation and Adecco Group Foundation. She is also a Trustee at the Van Leer Foundation. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from the Harvard Law School.

Company Secretary
Nationality: Kenyan
Appointed: February 2016
Kathryne is a Partner at Stamford Corporate Services LLP, part of Bowmans Coulson Harney LLP. She is recognised as a leading expert in corporate governance matters having advised leading corporates in the public and private sector for over 15 years. She is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, a member of the Law Society of Kenya, a registered practicing Certified Public Secretary and an Accredited Governance Auditor with the Institute of Certified Secretaries – Kenya. She has been recognised as a leader in society and named as Top 40 under 40 Women in Kenya. Kathryne is a member of the Women on Boards Network, a member of the Women Corporate Directors (Kenya Chapter) and a Council member of the Institute of Certified Secretaries – Kenya (ICS).

Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality: Kenyan
Appointed: February 2021
Ms Winnie Ouko was appointed Non- Executive Director on 10th 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).