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Airtel Africa plc ("Airtel Africa", or
the "Company"), a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile
money services, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, announces the
appointment of Kelly Bayer Rosmarin as a non-executive director with effect
from 27 October 2020.
Ms. Bayer Rosmarin's appointment is by nomination
of the controlling shareholder pursuant to the terms of relationship agreement
dated 17 June 2019 between the Company, Bharti Airtel, Airtel Africa Mauritius
Limited, the majority shareholder and an indirect subsidiary of Bharti Airtel,
and Bharti Telecom.
Ms. Bayer Rosmarin will replace Arthur Lang who
will step down as a non-executive director on the same date. Ms. Bayer Rosmarin
is currently CEO of Singtel Optus and Consumer Australia. She was previously
with Commonwealth Bank of Australia, where she held several senior positions
and varied portfolios, before being appointed as Group Executive of
Institutional Banking and Markets.
Ms Bayer Rosmarin is recognised for leveraging technology,
data and analytics to develop leading customer services and experience. Ms.
Bayer Rosmarin was named in the Top 10 Businesswomen in Australia and the Top
25 Women in Asia Pacific Finance and holds a variety of Board and advisory
responsibilities. Ms. Bayer Rosmarin has, since February 2019, served as an
Independent non-executive director on the Board of OpenPay, listed on the ASX.
She will continue in that role. Openpay is a payments technology company based
in Australia.
Commenting on the directorate change, Chairman,
Sunil Bharti Mittal said: "On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank
Arthur, who joined the Board in October 2018 and supported the company through
its IPO, for his significant contribution to the success of our strategy to build
Airtel Africa into a market leading mobile service provider and wish him well
for the future."
He further stated: "I am delighted that Kelly has
agreed to join the Airtel Africa Board and we very much look forward to working
closely with her".
There are no additional matters requiring
disclosure under Rule 9.6.13 of the UK Listing Rules.
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