Airtel Malawi appoints new managing director
Airtel Malawi has appointed Aashish Dutt as the company's managing director, beginning February 1, 2025.
Dutt succeeds Abdul Khayyum Shaik, who has served as the acting managing director since November 2024.
According to Kayisi Sadala, interim chairperson of the board, Dutt has over 28 years of telecom expertise, 14 of which have been in senior management.
Sadala said: ‘’He has a strong commercial background in telecommunications and FMCG across multiple geographies across India and Africa. He was appointed sales and distribution director for Airtel Malawi in January 2017 and subsequently promoted to the role of chief commercial officer in January 2021.
"From there he served as chief commercial officer for Airtel Kenya networks from August 2021 to present. Additionally, he has been in acting capacity of chief commercial officer in Uganda, working across both Kenya and Uganda."
Dutt has a Bachelor of Commerce from Calcutta University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the Symbiosis Centre India.