Shameel Joosub
Shameel Joosub | |
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| Born | Mohamed Shameel Aziz Joosub |
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| Occupation | CEO of Vodacom |
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Mohamed Shameel Aziz Joosub is a South African businessman and head of Vodacom, a South African mobile communications company with over 55 million customers, since March 2013.[1]
Biography
[edit]Joosub was born in Laudium, Transvaal.[2] Joosub has a Bachelor of Accounting Science degree from the University of South Africa, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Southern Queensland.[1] Before Joosub became CEO of Vodacom, he spent eighteen months as head of Vodafone España.[3]
He was mentored by Alan Knott-Craig, the founder of Vodacom, who was later the CEO of rival operator Cell C.[3]
Joosub is a board member of Vodacom and Safaricom, positions he has held since 2012 and 2017, respectively.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Mohamed Shameel Joosub. "Mohamed Shameel Joosub, Vodacom Group Ltd: Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ Okafor, Lovelyn (16 September 2015). "How Shameel Joosub Rose to become the CEO of Vodacom Group". Konnect Africa. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Game on for Shameel Joosub, CEO Vodacom". Leader.co.za. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2017.