Non-Executive Directors

Michael holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cape Town and is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and the Institute of Electronic Engineers. Michael is directly contracted by Vodafone for secondment to Safaricom as the CEO of Safaricom, a position he has held since Vodafone’s original investment in 2000. He has extensive international experience in the implementation and operation of large mobile and fixed-line networks, including operations in Hungary, Spain, Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Korea, United States, Australia and the Middle East. Michael has been the recipient of many awards, including CEO of the year awarded by the Kenya Institute of Management and the Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear (an award given by the President of Kenya to people who have made a positive impact in Kenya). He was appointed to the Vodacom Board in May 2009.

Morten holds a Master of Business Administration from IMD, Switzerland, and a Master of Business and Economics from the Norwegian School of Management. He rose through senior roles at Nordic mobile operator Telenor, leading their Internet division, Business Solution division and corporate strategy. He was most recently CEO of Telenor’s Malaysian subsidiary DiGi Telecom. He has wide ranging geographical experience through Europe, US and Asia. Prior to Telenor, he was a management consultant with Gemini Consulting UK and AT Kearney in Norway and US. He is Vodafone’s CEO of the Africa and Central Europe Region and a member of the Vodafone Executive Committee. He was appointed to the Vodacom Board in November 2008.

Paolo graduated in Management Engineering from the Polytechnic of Milan, and has completed an MBA at INSEAD at Fontainbleau (France).  He began his professional career in Management Consulting at Monitor Company, working in Italy and the United States, and as a consultant with Bain & Company.  Having joined Vodafone in 1999, Paolo held a number of senior management positions in Vodafone Italy including head of the company’s Consumer Division, Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Operating Officer.  Paolo became Chief Executive Office of Vodafone Italy in April 2008.  He was appointed to the Vodacom Board in January 2010.

Ronald is Vodafone’s Group Human Resources Director and a member of the Vodafone Executive Committee. Prior to joining Vodafone, Ronald was Executive Vice President HR for Shell’s global downstream business (refining, retail, commercial, lubricants, chemicals) responsible for 81 000 employees in approximately 120 countries. Prior to working for Shell, he spent nine years working for PepsiCo in various international senior HR roles, including assignments in Switzerland, Spain, South Africa, the UK and Poland. In is last role he was responsible for the Europe, Middle East & Africa region for PepsiCo Foods International. Prior to PepsiCo he worked nine years for AT&T Network Systems in Human Resources roles in the Netherlands and Poland. He was appointed to the Vodacom Board in February 2009.

Richard holds a Masters degree in Natural Sciences from Trinity College, Cambridge and is a Chartered Accountant and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (England & Wales). He worked in investment banking, firstly for Charterhouse Bank, then from 1996 for Merrill Lynch, latterly as a managing director of investment banking. In 2004 he moved to Goldman Sachs as a managing director in its financing group until he moved to Vodafone in 2006 where he currently holds the position of Group Investor Relations Director. He was appointed to the Vodacom Board in February 2007.

Mr Moleketi is the former Deputy Minister of Finance and former chairman of the Public Investment Corporation. He is currently the chairman of Brait SA, a non executive director of Nedbank and a member of the Local Organising Committee FIFA World Cup 2010. Mr Moleketi has a post graduate diploma in economic principles, a masters science degree in financial economics (London University) and completed an advanced management programme at Harvard Business School.