Airtel Africa has announced the appointment of Charity Chanda Lumpa as its MD for the Zambian Operations. The appointment takes effect from the 1st of May 2013.
According to George Sokota, chairman of Airtel’s operation in Zambia, “She has an exceptional track record of accomplishments at top management level in private, public and international organizations.”
Jayant Khosla, CEO (Airtel Africa Anglophone Region), said: “It has been our endeavour to promote diversity within the employee base and provide opportunities to women employees, particularly in leadership positions.”
Before taking up this appointment, Chanda Lumpa was the head of Ecobank Group Credit Administration.
Prior to her current appointment, she acted as managing director for Ecobank in Zambia. Before joining the banking industry, Charity was the managing director and chief executive officer of the Zambia National Tourist Board (ZNTB).
According to a company statement, great talent continues to be the source of competitive advantage for Airtel Africa which has operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa.
David Ssegawa, Chief Human Resources Office, Airtel Africa says “ In order to drive sustainable business growth in all our markets, it is key that we consciously build a robust and diverse pipeline of African leaders who will take this business to the next level. Over the last two and a half years, we have built our talent strategy around three key pillars, namely; the aggressive search for and recruitment of top African talent into very senior roles at both the Head-quarters and Country operations, the design and delivery of world-class Leadership development programmes in collaboration with best-in-class institutions like Havard and INSEAD; and the creation of a winning culture in an exciting place where people are engaged and inspired to realize their full potential.”
Mr. Ssegawa adds “Our recent appointment of a Nigerian CEO & MD for Nigeria and the appointment of the first lady Zambian MD for our Zambia business are key milestones alongside our people agenda for Africa.”
