Vodafone Rest of World region people movements, January 2020

By Vodafonewatch2020-01-31T01:53:00+00:00

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Company	Executive	Activity	Details
Source: Vodafone; various.
Vodacom Group	Ahmed Ahmod	New role	Ahmed Ahmod, Sales Manager at Vodacom Group, was promoted to become Executive Head of ICT, Health and Professional Services.
	Jacques Barkhuizen	Appointment	Vodacom appointed Jacques Barkhuizen Managing Executive for Digital Channels & Platforms. Barkhuizen was formerly Chief Information Officer for Digital & Virtual Channels at regional financial services provider Absa Group. Image: IT Web.
	Sabelo Siwundla	Appointment	Vodacom hired Sabelo Siwundla to be Executive Head of its Enterprise Business Unit. Siwundla joins from the South African State Information Technology Agency, where he was Head of Department for the KwaZulu‑Natal province.
Vodafone Ghana	Ebenezer Amankwah	Departure	Ebenezer Amankwah, Corporate Relations Manager at Vodafone Ghana, left to become Head of Public Affairs at local utility GRIDCo. Image: Writers Project of Ghana.
Vodafone Idea	Ashish Sharma	Appointment	Vodafone Idea appointed Ashish Sharma Executive Vice-President (EVP) of Customer Service. Sharma was previously Senior VP of Customer Services, Customer Experience & Field Operations at India’s Max Life Insurance.

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