Shameel Joosub

Shameel joined Vodafone in 1994 and currently serves as Chief Executive Officer at Vodacom Group Limited, a position he has held since 2012. He has extensive telco experience having operated at a senior level in various companies across the Group for the last 28 years, including Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at Vodacom South Africa and Chief Executive Officer at Vodafone Spain. Shameel holds board positions at Vodacom Group Ltd, Safaricom Plc and Vodafone Egypt Telecommunications S.A.E. He also sits on the board of Business Leadership South Africa and the South African telco industry association. He was appointed to the Vodafone Executive Committee in April 2020, and is responsible for the overall strategic direction and performance of all its African operations, comprising eight markets.