Airtel Africa names Sunil Taldar CEO, Olusegun Ogunsanya to retire in July

Airtel Africa on Tuesday announced the appointment of Sunil Taldar as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer and the retirement of long-time CEO Olusegun Ogunsanya.

Ogunsanya will retire on July 1, 2024, after a 12-year-long stint in the company. He had run the Nigeria Operations of the Telecommunications and mobile money company for nine years before his appointment as CEO of Airtel Africa group in 2021.

Over this time, the company has grown to serve 14 national markets, primarily in East and Central Africa. With a total user base of 147.7 million as of the quarter ending September 2023, it is the second-largest mobile network operator on the African continent.