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Telecommunications services provider Bharti Airtel Thursday announced the appointment of , as the Managing Director for its Ugandan entity.
Soussa had previously worked in Chad in the same capacity and will now assume his new role from June.
“I am confident that under Anwar’s leadership, Uganda will continue to consolidate its position whilst providing the best in class services to Airtel’s customers in Uganda. Anwar will focus on strengthening our external stakeholder relations, consolidating commercial capabilities and help build a superior network.” Says Airtel Africa’s Executive Chairman, Christian de Faria.
Anwar takes over from Tom Gutjhar, who will be leaving the business at the end of May to pursue other opportunities.
As the new MD in Uganda, Anwar Soussa is expected to provide further impetus to Airtel’s mobile commerce services while ensuring availability of the fast growing data network and providing winning customer service support.
Anwar has had a long stint in the telecommunication industry in Africa. He joined Airtel from MTN Cyprus where he served as the Chief Operating Officer. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from the American College of Greece and a Master of Science degree in Marketing from Concordia University, Canada.