By BRIAN NGUGI More by this AuthorTreasury triggered changes in the board of Safaricom that saw the State pick the telecom firm’s former chief executive, Michael Joseph, as chairman. Mr Joseph, a dual American-Kenyan national, was Safaricom CEO until 2010 and has been a board member of the company since then. From left: Safaricom's outgoing chairman Nicholas Ng'ang'a, chief executive officer Peter Ndegwa and newly appointed board chairman Michael Joseph at the firm's first virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) on July 30, 2020. "Michael is not a stranger to the Safaricom family... and joins with a mandate to improve customer sentiment, greater brand consideration and to bolster our digital transformation agenda," said Safaricom chief executive Peter Ndegwa. Mr Ndegwa, a Kenyan national, took over as chief executive in April, joining from Diageo, where he was the managing director of continental Europe.

Source: Daily Nation July 31, 2020 03:55 UTC