Cell C has appointed Douglas Craigie Stevenson as chief executive officer (CEO), effective immediately.<\/p>\n
Craigie Stevenson was appointed as interim CEO in March this year.<\/p>\n
“In the past five months, Douglas and his team has led the company to improved financial stability, sound business ethics and good governance, better operational performance and has established a path to sustainability. His permanent appointment was unanimously approved by the board and we are fully behind his efforts to lead Cell C,” said Cell C chair, Kuben Pillay.<\/p>\n
Stevenson joined Cell C in October 2017, after the Blue Label recapitalisation, in the position of chief operating officer.<\/p>\n
He was responsible for the critical operational divisions of the business including; property and procurement; technical operations, which comprises network operations and IT; and the regional retail operations.<\/p>\n
Prior to joining Cell C, Craigie Stevenson was chief executive officer of Telekom Networks Malawi Plc, where he was instrumental in the launch of its 4.5G network.<\/p>\n
Previous positions include managing director: Vodacom Business Africa Group, chief financial officer: Business Africa Group\/ Enterprise Business Partner Vodacom South Africa, financial director: Vodacom Mozambique and commercial director and financial director at Vodacom Tanzania.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0holds\u00a0a\u00a0Master of Business Administration from the University of the Free State as well as a Bachelor of Accounting Science (Honours) from UNISA.<\/p>\n