Wananchi Group, which operates Zuku brand, has tapped former Safaricom’s head of finance operations and investor relations – Genue Mwaura as its new Chief Finance Officer (CFO).
Zuku also appointed Michael Dabaly as the Sales, Marketing and Corporate Communications Director – Cable Division.
Mr Mwaura holds an MBA in Strategy and is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants UK (FCCA) and has also worked at Vodacom Group South Africa and Vodafone group in the UK.
Wananchi Group Chief Executive Officer Santiago Benedit said the changes target to improve efficiency and offer better services to customers and ensure return on investment to the shareholders.
“These management changes have been necessitated by the desire to keep up with the technological advancements, process enhancements, changing customer demands and new market trends.”
“I would like to congratulate those who have been assigned new roles and hope they will find their positions both challenging and rewarding,” Benedit said.
Dabaly, an alumni of London Business School will oversee Cable Sales, Marketing and Corporate Communications across Wananchi Group Cable operations. He will also be responsible for introducing Fiber services across the East African region and beyond.
He brings a wealth of experience earned within major telecommunication companies and multinational entities including, British American Tobacco, R J Reynolds East & Southern Africa.
He previously worked at Zain Group in Amsterdam and later in the Middle East where he was Group Commercial Director covering 22 operations across Middle East and Africa.
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