Safaricom has announced the appointment of two new Directors in line with its commitment to building a sustainable enterprise. At the Board of Directors meeting that was held on 2 March 2017, the Board approved the appointment of Mr. Vivek Badrinath as a director of the company representing Vodafone Kenya Limited, with effect from 12 January 2017 and noted the resignation of Ms. Serpil Timuray from the Board of Directors with effect from the same date. The Board also appointed Dr. Bitange Ndemo as a non-executive and independent director of the company with effect from 2 March 2017. Mr. Badrinath and Dr. Ndemo are seasoned telecommunications professionals. Mr. Badrinath is the current CEO, AMAP Region for Vodafone having joined Vodafone and the Executive Committee as CEO of AMAP in October 2016. In his current role, he oversees Vodafones operations in the Vodacom Group, India, Australia, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Qatar, New Zealand and Turkey. Dr. Ndemo is a noted ICT industry expert who currently lectures on entrepreneurship and research methods at the University of Nairobis Business School. Prior to that role, Dr. Ndemo served as the Permanent Secretary of Kenyas Ministry of Information and Communication between 2005 to 2013.