Ory Okolloh and Francesco Bianco have left the Safaricom Board according to company statement from Safaricom’s acting Company Secretary, Linda Mesa Wambani.
“The Board wishes to announce changes in the board with exit of Ory Okolloh and Francesco Bianco with effect from 24 July, 2024 and 1 August, 2024 respectively, following the full board meeting held on 24 July, 2024. The Board will announce their replacement in due course,” The statement read.
The board thanked Mr. Bianco and Ms. Okolloh for their invaluable and robust contributions in the committees and at board meetings
during their tenure and wishes the two all the best in their future endeavors. Ory Okolloh replaced Prof Bitange Ndemo effective February 2, 2023 after his appointment by the then Kenyan government to serve as Kenya’s ambassador to Belgium. She served as an independent director at Safaricom since February 2023 until her departure this July 2024. She has also previously served on the board of Stanbic Bank Foundation Kenya, from April 2020 to July 2024, and as a Non Executive director to Stanbic Bank till December 2020 when she resigned.
Ory Okolloh has also served on Omidyar Group’s Omidyar Network Board but left the organization end of April 2020 after seven years of service. Luminate, part of Omidyar Group funds non-profit and for-profit organisations that improve advocacy, civic participation and transparency.
