Five months after his appointment as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Africa, Nigeria’s Segun Ogunsanya has officially taken over African arm of India’s Bharti Airtel.
The appointment in May 2021, followed the retirement of the company’s former CEO, Raghunath Mandava. Ogunsanya officially took over his new role on 1 October 2021 and also joined the Board of Airtel Africa.
Ogunsanya joined Airtel Africa in 2012 as Managing Director, Airtel Nigeria, the company’s largest African market.
He has more than 25 years of business management experience in banking, consumer goods, and telecoms. Before joining Airtel in 2012, Segun held leadership roles at Coca-Cola in Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya (as MD and CEO).
He has also been the Managing Director of Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd (Coca-Cola Hellenic owned) and Group head of retail banking operations at Ecobank Transnational Inc, covering 28 countries in Africa.
He is an electronics engineer and also a chartered accountant.
“I am looking forward to building on the solid foundations the Group has established for future sustainable growth across Africa,” Ogunsanya said.
Looking ahead, Ogunsanya mapped out plans: “Moving forward, we will invest even more in our network and distribution channels to serve the communities where we operate. By doing this, we will continue to sustainably bridge the digital divide, expand financial inclusion and meet the evolving needs of our customers.”
