Cell C is set to announce Jorge Mendes, former chief consumer business officer at Vodacom South Africa, as its new CEO. CellC
Cell C is set to announce Jorge Mendes, former chief consumer business officer at Vodacom South Africa, as its new CEO.
ITWeb understands that Mendes, who exited Vodacom in December and served the mandatory six months garden leave, is now set to take over the reins at Cell C.Cell C’s top man in March.ITWeb approached Cell C to confirm Mendes’ appointment and the telco said: “Cell C will announce the appointment of its CEO tomorrow.”Mendes spent nearly 30 years with Vodacom. He had stints in with the company in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, and Tanzania before joining the South African operation.
Both executives have extensive experience in the telecoms space, having worked for Cell C’s peers in the past. Cell C recently navigated a complex transaction to de-leverage the balance sheet as part of the telco’s turnaround strategy.
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