Safaricom CEO Bobby Collymore unveiled Sitoyo Lopokoiyit as the Director Financial Services. This is after Ronald Webb quit in June, 2017. The position has been temporarily under Brian Wamatu.
Mr. Sitoyo Lopokoiyit will be heading the M-pesa Unit, which falls under Financial services.
Mr. Sitoyo is much experienced in Mpesa financial services after having served as the Head of Mpesa Strategy and Business Development between July 2011 and September 2015. Thereafter he was posted in Tanzanian where he served as the M-Commerce Director at Vodacom Tanzania PLC.
I am pleased to announce that Sitoyo Lopokoiyit will be coming back to Safaricom as Director Financial Services effective 1st of March 2018,” said Collymore.
“As many of you know, Sitoyo first joined Safaricom in July 2011 as Head of M-PESA Strategy and Business Development, a role he held until September 2015 after which he moved to Vodacom Tanzania as Director M-Commerce,” added Collymore
Meanwhile, Mr. Wamatu, who held that position after the quitting of Ronald Webb, will know his fate at Safaricom in one of the next updates from the CEO Bobby Collymore.
“I would also like to say a big thank you to Brian Wamatu for the leadership he has provided to the team during the period he has been acting in the role of Director Financial Services,” said Collymore, noting that Wamatu has played a key role in the launch of Thibitisha, an initiative aimed at driving reduction of calls at the Call Centre.
“He has also guided the team in the launch of M-PESA Express focusing on online payments and the inclusion of M-PESA in the Safaricom App. I will announce Brian’s new role in due course.” noted Bobby Collymore as quoted by the Standard Digital