By STANDARD REPORTER
NAIROBI, KENYA: Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider has appointed Adil El Youssefi as the managing director for the Kenyan unit to replace Shivan Bhargava.
Mr Youssefi joins Airtel from Millicom group in Ghana where he has been the General Manager since June 2012. Prior to joining Millicom, Youssefi worked for British Telecommunications and Philips Consumer Electronics.
He holds an MBA from INSEAD in France and an MSc in Engineering from ENSEIRB in Bordeaux, France. Youssefi takes over from Shivan Bhargava, who will be moving on at the end of the financial year, having opted to return to India at the end of his contract in Kenya.
Airtel has also appointed Amadou Dina as managing director for Seychelles. Both appointments are effective from April 15, 2014. Amadou Dina has been with Airtel for the last eight years. He has been the finance director of Airtel Malawi and most recently the acting managing director for Malawi.
Mr Dina has had successful stints in Tanzania and the DRC, before becoming finance director in Airtel Madagascar, a role he held before his move to Malawi.
He holds a Masters degree in Financial Management and Higher Degree in accounting from the University of Pierre Mendes Grenoble in France.
Amadou takes over from Vikram Sinha, who has been appointed Chief Operating Officer for Airtel in Congo Brazzaville. “We have every confidence that both Adil and Amadou are the right people to lead the Company’s quest for further growth in Kenya and the Seychelles at this juncture,” said Airtel CEO for Africa Mr Christian de Faria in a statement.
