Former Tigo executive Tom Gutjahr has been appointed Airtel Uganda managing director (MD) effective from August 1, tasked with driving the company’s strategic leadership in Uganda, building its brand and extending the company’s 3G footprint
Previous MD VG Somasekhar was promoted within the Airtel business in Africa to look after a portfolio of eight countries, while Arindam Chakrabarty had been acting in the role.
Prior to his appointment, Gutjahr was chief executive officer (CEO) at Tigo Paraguay, the biggest operation in the Millicom Group, a position he also held with Tigo in Rwanda and Chad.
Airtel Africa CEO Christian de Faria said: “This appointment underlines Airtel’s commitment to significantly improve access to telecoms services, connecting millions of consumers to the internet in Africa. In Mr Gutjahr, I am confident that Airtel will continue to enhance the benefits of telecommunications services for the communities in Uganda. I want to warmly welcome him to the Airtel family.”
