Vodafone Peoplewatch: Vi appoints AI chief to lead ‘intelligent techco’ transition
Joe Purnell2026-04-10T12:38:00
April 2026 update, including: new AI Strategy Architect gets a wide-ranging transformation brief in India; Safaricom fills two-year IT Director vacancy; senior departures in business resilience, external affairs, and the Vodacom boardroom; Vodafone IoT Americas further strengthened; and more…
Vodafone Peoplewatch is available to TelcoTitans Professional and Vodafonewatch subscribers. Sign in, subscribe now, or contact us for more details. Work for Vodafone? Register for free now for immediate access. This edition includes:
- Themes: AI‑native operating models; Business resilience; Career moves; Digital transformation; Executive appointments; Leadership changes; Organisational restructuring; Strategic projects; Telco governance.
- People: Andreas Daun; Arjun Vij; Atul Rana; Cem Akoymak; Christoph Hofner; Dennis Nikles; Gokul Iyer; Jan Holzberg; Jean‑François Fallacher; Joyce Nkini‑Iwisi; Juraj Pribyl; Krista Hinman; Liam O’Brien; Marc Hölzer; Mark Oyier; Marisol Galindo; Massimo Guarino; Nadia Benabdallah; Peter Delling; Sarah Spooner; Shailendra Singh; Sudhanshu D; Thomas Wantuch.
- Geographic: Africa; Australia; Czech Republic; Germany; India; Kenya; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Qatar; South Africa; Spain; Tanzania; Turkey; United Kingdom.
- Organisations: Airtel Tanzania; AST SpaceMobile; Bharti Airtel; Ericsson; Finetwork; HKA; Legal & General; Mondelēz International; MSD; OpenText; Procter & Gamble; Quantum Leap Digital AI; Safaricom; TPG Telecom; Turkcell; Türk Telekom; Unitymedia; Vantage Towers; Vi; Vodafone; Vodafone Business; Vodafone Germany; Vodafone IoT; Vodafone Oman; Vodafone Partners; Vodafone Procurement Company; VodafoneZiggo; Vodacom.