Phil Patel, chief officer of the consumer business unit at Vodacom, is leaving his current role and will, as of 1 April, fill the role of regional commercial director for Africa, the Middle East and Asia Pacific (AMAP).
Patel will report to Paolo Bertoluzzo, group chief commercial and operations officer, and will be succeeded by Godfrey Motsa, currently chief officer of regional operations.
Having joined Vodacom from Vodafone Turkey in 2012, Patel will support AMAP CEO Serpil Timuray in managing the commercial performance of local markets, leveraging the group commercial and operations teams.
Motsa joined Vodacom SA in 2005 as head of brand marketing. Since then, he has held a number of senior roles, including MD of Vodacom Lesotho and Vodacom Congo. He will report to Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub.
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