Shameel Joosub | |
Birth Name: | Mohamed Shameel Aziz Joosub |
Birth Place: | Laudium, Transvaal, South Africa |
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Mohamed Shameel Aziz Joosub is a South African businessman and head of Vodacom, a South African mobile communications company with over 55 million customers, since March 2013.[1]
Joosub was born in Laudium, Transvaal.[2] Joosub has a Bachelor of Accounting Science degree from the University of South Africa, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Southern Queensland.[1] Before Joosub became CEO of Vodacom, he spent eighteen months as head of Vodafone EspaƱa.[3]
He was mentored by Alan Knott-Craig, the founder of Vodacom, who was later the CEO of rival operator Cell C.[3]
Joosub is a board member of Vodacom and Safaricom, positions he has held since 2012 and 2017, respectively.[1]