Airtel Africa appoints Sunil Taldar as new MD and CEO

Airtel Africa on Tuesday mentioned it has appointed Sunil Taldar as Managing Director and Chief Govt Officer with impact from July 1, and can be succeeding Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya who’s retiring.

Taldar, who joined Airtel Africa in October 2023 as Director–Transformation, will start the transition to the CEO function, working alongside Ogunsanya. Following a transition interval, Taldar can be appointed to the Board as an Govt Director and assume the function of CEO, the corporate mentioned in a press release.

Ogunsanya joined Airtel in 2012, ran the Nigeria Operations of the Telecommunications and cell cash firm for 9 years earlier than his appointment as Chief Govt Officer of the Group in 2021.

Constructing on the work undertaken throughout his time as CEO, together with the launch of the corporate’s first sustainability technique, and given his deep expertise throughout Africa, Ogunsanya will develop into the Airtel Africa Charitable Basis’s inaugural Chair, Airtel mentioned including that the Charitable Basis’s targets will concentrate on selling digital inclusion, monetary inclusion, entry to schooling, and environmental safety.

The Charitable Basis can be a separate authorized entity and be impartial of the Airtel Africa Group, it mentioned.

“I’m happy Segun has agreed, following his retirement, to imagine the brand new function as Chair of the Airtel Africa Charitable Basis, the place he’ll deliver his visionary management to this new philanthropic initiative to advance improvement and prosperity throughout Africa. Segun will retire from the Board with our perfect needs and honest appreciation for the whole lot he has achieved,” Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman of Airtel Africa, mentioned.

Following his retirement from Airtel Africa plc, Ogunsanya may also be obtainable to advise the Chairman, the Airtel Africa Board and Chief Govt Officer for a 12-month interval, the corporate added.