{"id":25547,"date":"2021-04-07T18:53:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T18:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=25547"},"modified":"2021-04-07T18:53:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T18:53:37","slug":"sitoyo-lopokoiyit-appointed-safaricoms-m-pesa-africa-managing-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/economy\/sitoyo-lopokoiyit-appointed-safaricoms-m-pesa-africa-managing-director","title":{"rendered":"Sitoyo Lopokoiyit appointed Safaricom&#8217;s M-pesa Africa Managing Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Sitoyo Lopokoiyit has been appointed as Safaricom&#8217;s M-pesa Africa Managing Director.<\/p>\n<p>In an announcement made on Wednesday, Sitoyo&#8217;s appointment take effect immediately.<\/p>\n<p>According to Safaricom, for the last three years, Sitoyo has been the Chief Financial Services Officer.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to this, Sitoyo was the director of M-Commerce in Vodacom-Tanzania where he attained a 10-year experience in the Mobile-money sector.<\/p>\n<p>He joined Safaricom in 2011 as head of Mpesa strategy and business development, a role he held before he moved to Vodacom Tanzania as Director M-Commerce in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Prior to Safaricom, Sitoyo worked at Total Kenya as diversification manager and later as the head of Total Solar business,&#8221; read part of the notice.<\/p>\n<p>Sitoyo also worked for Uchumi supermarkets as a Category Manager and at Chevron Kenya ltd as Business Advisor and Merchandasie Manager.<\/p>\n<p>He holds a Bachelor of Commerce in marketing and a Master of Science in Information Technology Management and Organisational Change.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We shall initiate the relevant talent sourcing processes to identify and appoint the next financial services leader in due course,&#8221; the notice said.<\/p>\n<p>The firm said in the meantime, Sitoyo will continue discharging all functions of the Chief Financial Services Officer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Kenya: Sitoyo Lopokoiyit has been appointed as Safaricom&#8217;s M-pesa Africa Managing Director. 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