Stephen Chege
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Stephen Chege

Chief of External Affairs
Vodacom
South Africa

 

South African mobile giant Vodacom named Stephen Chege as its chief external officer in 2021, for a role that oversees public policy, communications, media relations, social investment and sustainability across all of its operations in DRC, Lesotho, Mozambique, Tanzania, South Africa and Ghana, along with support for Safaricom.

Chege brings considerable regulatory and legal experience to the role, having served as in-house counsel and head of regulatory and public policy for Safaricom, before advancing to become chief corporate affairs officer at the Kenyan mobile operator. Specifically, Chege helped to guide Safaricom’s position in legal, competition, regulatory and reputation matters, developing industry policy, positioning Safaricom as a purpose-led organisation, and making a significant contribution to the success of the organisation.