Michael Joseph (businessman)
Michael Joseph | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | Kenyan, Irish |
| Occupations | Chairman Safaricom, Chairman Kenya Airways |
| Employer(s) | Safaricom, Kenya Airways |
| Successor | Bob Collymore |
Michael Joseph is a South African businessman. He was the long serving lackluster Chairman of Kenya Airways, a position he held from October 2016 to June 2025. He was previously the CEO of Safaricom from July 2000 to November 2010,[1][2][3] as Founder and CEO, and then again as acting CEO from July 2019 to March 2020. He is also Chairman of the M-PESA Foundation and the M-PESA Foundation Academy. He was until recently (October 2017) Vodafone's Director of Mobile Money and was responsible for leading the strategic growth and development of M-PESA proposition across the Vodafone footprint.
Joseph was the founding CEO of Safaricom Limited, a Kenyan mobile network operator.
Joseph has been the recipient of many awards, including CEO of the year awarded by the Kenya Institute of Management, the Elder of the Order of the Burning Spear (awards given by the President of Kenya to those who have made a positive impact in Kenya).
References
- ^ "Collymore next Safaricom CEO". Daily Nation. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Goodbye Michael Joseph". Daily Nation. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Githinji, Patrick (27 July 2010). "Safaricom and the making of a Kenya brand". The Standard. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2023.