Naikuni named chairman of Airtel Kenya board
Bharti Airtel has appointed former Kenya Airways chief executive Titus Naikuni as the chairman of Airtel Kenya’s board of directors.
The position has been vacant for the last
six months after the retirement of billionaire Naushad Merali, who had
served the firm for 15 years.
Mr Naikuni also chairs the board
of Rift Valley Railways and sits on the top organs at Magadi Soda
Company Ltd (deputy Chairman), Maersk Kenya Ltd, Access Kenya Ltd, East
Africa Portland Cement Company and Precision Air Tanzania.
He joins Airtel Kenya’s board at a
time when competition in telecommunication industry is expected to
heighten with the licensing of Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)
and the smaller telcos have found it difficult to shake the dominance of
Safaricom since India’s Bharti Airtel bought Zain in 2010.
“We are pleased to have Dr
Naikuni on the board,” Airtel Africa CEO Christian de Faria said in a
statement. “His wealth of experience will add immense value… and provide
strategic guidance to our operations in Kenya.”
Mr Naikuni, holds a Bachelor of
Science Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of
Nairobi. He is also a graduate of the Harvard Business School’s
Management Development Programme.
Meanwhile, Nairobi lawyer Donald
Kipkorir has formally joined the board of Centum Investments as an
independent non-executive director.
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