Dr. Segun Ogunsanya

BRIEF PROFILE: Consultancy (4 Years) – Banking (4 Years) – FMCG (Coca-Cola 17 Years)-Telecommunications (12 Years). CEO of Coca-Cola Bottling operations in Ghana. CEO of Coca-Cola SABCO in Kenya. CEO of Nigeria Bottling Company (Coca-Cola Hellenic) in Nigeria.

Assumed the role of Chairperson of Airtel Africa Foundation from 1st July 2024 after retiring from my role as Group MD/CEO Role of Airtel Africa PLC in June 2024. During my tenor, I was the only Black/Minority CEO of a FTSE 100 company in London

 Co-Chair of the B20 Task Force on Digital Transformation in preparation for the G20 summit in South Africa
 Chairman Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (Independent Chair)
 Chairman Airtel Africa Foundation ( 2024 June to Date)
 Managing Director and GCEO Airtel Africa PLC- a FTSE 100 company (2021 to 2024)
 Managing Director/CEO Airtel Networks Nigeria (2012 to 2021)
 Managing Director/CEO, Coca-Cola Hellenic NIGERIA (2011 to 2012)
 Managing Director/CEO, Coca-Cola SABCO, KENYA (2009 to 2011)
 Managing Director, Retail Bank of Ecobank Transnational Inc., AFRICA (2008/2009)
 Chief Executive Officer, Coca-Cola Bottling Company, GHANA (1999 to Aug 2008)
 Deputy Region Manager, Coca-Cola, Equatorial West Africa Countries (2004 to 2008)
 Finance Director at The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of GHANA Limited (1998 to 1999)
 Head of Treasury, Head of Budget, Chief Accountant Roles at Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited, NIGERIA. (1994 to 1998)
 Audit/Tax/Business Advisory at Arthur Andersen & Co, Lagos, NIGERIA (1988 to 1992)

KEY AWARDS:
 Lifetime Achievement Award – 2024
 African Business Leader of the Year Award 2021
 Africa Telecommunication CEO of the Year


DIRECTOR ON THE FOLLOWING BOARDS AT VARIOUS TIMES:
 AirtelTigo Ghana (Chairman of Board)
 Airtel Networks Ghana
 The Nigerian Economic Summit Group
 Coca-Cola Holdings, Kenya
 Coca-Cola Juice Company Kenya (BSK Limited)
 Board of Trustees of Machakos Institute of Developmental Studies (Kenya)
 American Chambers of Commerce, Ghana (I was the Vice President)
 Board of Trustees of the Post Graduate Medical School of Ghana
 Junior Achievers, Ghana Chapter
 ICT Advisory Board, Nigeria
PROFILE
Dr. Segun Ogunsanya, former Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Airtel Africa PLC, is an Engineer and Chartered Accountant with over 35 years’ cognate experience garnered across multiple geographies, organizations and diverse sectors such as telecoms, consulting, Banking and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG). Airtel Africa PLC operates telecommunication and mobile money services in 14 countries in Africa. With a turnover of about $5 Billion, It is listed on both the London Stock Exchange and Nigeria Stock Exchange. Dr. Segun Ogunsanya was the only Black/Minority CEO of a FTSE100 company from 2021 to 2024.
Dr. Ogunsanya’s appointment as Airtel Africa PLC Group CEO came into effect on the 1st of October 2021 with responsibility for driving the company’s strategic vision and corporate purpose of transforming the lives of people across sub-Saharan Africa by inspiring a sustainable future that is built on increasing equality through digital and financial inclusion. During his tenure, Airtel Africa PLC was the fastest growing and the most profitable telecommunications company in Africa.
Prior to his role as GCEO of Airtel Africa PLC, Dr. Ogunsanya joined Airtel Nigeria in 2012 and repositioned the company to become profitable and the 2nd largest telecommunications company by revenue and serving over 50 million customers.
Mr Ogunsanya joined Airtel from The Coca-Cola Company, where he started his career in Finance and gradually transitioned into senior leadership roles with the various bottling operations of The Coca-Cola Company across diverse markets and countries in Africa. In his last stint as the Managing Director and CEO of Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company in Nigeria, the first African to be appointed, he was responsible for over $1billion revenue operations annually.

He was also the CEO of the Kenya operations for Coca-Cola SABCO, where he was instrumental in successfully turning around the business. Prior to this, he worked with Ecobank Transnational where, as the Managing Director of Retail Banking for Africa, he was responsible for the operations across 28 countries.

Apart from manufacturing and banking, Mr. Ogunsanya has consulting experience having worked with Arthur Anderson & Co in Nigeria where he was involved in Audit, Tax Advisory, setting up new businesses and profit improvement services.

Dr. Ogunsanya is a Chartered Accountant and also an Electrical/Electronics Engineer. He is married to Aderonke Ogunsanya with two children. A member of Lagos Metropolitan Club, Lagos Boat Club and Ikoyi Club.

EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
 BSc Electrical & Electronics Engineering - 1987
 Chartered Accountant – Institute of Chartered Accountants -1992
 Doctor of Science D.Sc Ed (Honoris Causa) in Computer Science
 Fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountants
 Fellow of Institute of Credit Administration
 Fellow of Nigeria Society of Engineers
 Fellow of Institute of Directors