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Bharti
Airtel, a telecom services provider, has announced the appointment of
African professionals to its top management as it moves to entrench its
operations on the continent. The company said it would continue tapping
into the diversity of Africa’s world-class talent pool.

Fayaz King has been
appointed as the Managing Director for Zambia. Mr. King who has been in
charge of the Malawi operation will now be entrusted with the role of
driving the overall business strategy and successful implementation of
market leadership initiatives in Zambia.

Announcing the
appointments, Manoj Kohli, Bharti Airtel chief executive officer, said
the change in leadership was aimed at ensuring that the Zambia
operation which is the number one mobile communications provider in the
country continues to experience further growth.

The statement also
announced the appointment of Saulos Chilima as the Managing Director
for Malawi. Mr. Chilima formerly served as the Sales and Distribution
Director and has been on the Zain Malawi board for the last one year.
Bharti Airtel CEO, said the appointment was in line with Airtel’s
business strategy of developing human capital and empowering the local
operations.

Also going up the
corporate ladder is Michael Okwiri to head the Corporate Communications
docket for Africa. Mr. Okwiri will be responsible for building and
sustaining positive corporate reputation for Airtel Africa. Until his
appointment, Mr. Okwiri was the Corporate Communications Director at
Zain Kenya.