Michael Joseph (businessman)


Michael Joseph is a South-African born kenyan businessman who was the founding CEO of Safaricom Limited, the largest telco in Kenya, also acting as the interim CEO after the death of former CEO Bob Collymore, from the 2nd of July 2019 to the 31st of March 2020. He is also the Chairman of Kenya Airways. He is credited for transforming Safaricom from a department in Telkom Kenya to one of the largest corporations in the region.. In October 2019, it was announced that he will be succeeded at Safaricom by Peter Ndegwa on 1st April 2020.