Junaid Munshi named Cell C chief commercial officer

Mobile operator Cell C has appointed Junaid Munshi as its new chief commercial officer. Munshi, who has extensive experience in South Africa’s telecommunications industry, takes on the role from 2 July 2018.

Munshi previously worked for Cell C between 2002 and 2004. Since then, he has held various senior positions at Vodacom Group, the last of which was as managing executive for the commercial business unit and M-Pesa for the company’s international division.

He also spent time outside South Africa as the commercial managing executive at Vodacom Tanzania and Vodacom Mozambique from 2004 to 2013.

“I am pleased that Junaid agreed to return to Cell C. Having worked with him previously, I am confident that he is the right person for the job considering his vast experience in the industry and his analytical and forward-thinking approach to all commercial aspects of the business,” said CEO Jose Dos Santos in a statement.

Munshi holds an MBA from the University of Witwatersrand and a BSc in engineering from the University of Cape Town.  — (c) 2018 NewsCentral Media