Airtel Africa appoints new MDs in DRC and Gabon

Airtel Africa has announced the appointments of Louis Lubala and Antoine Pamboro as the new managing directors of its operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Gabon respectively.

The new development sees the two Airtel top executives, take leadership roles in two African nations with diverse potential in the telecommunications sector. Gabon has one of the highest teledensity statistics at over a 100 per cent whilst DRC, the second largest country in Africa by area, has an approximated 25 per cent penetration.

Pambaro holds a Master’s degree in Telecommunications Civil Engineering from the Superior National School of Telecommunications, France and a Bachelor’s degree in Maths & Physics from the University of Reims, France. A career engineer, he headed operations in Airtel DRC and brings over 28 years of deep telecommunications experience in both the public and private sectors. He joined the company in 2000 from MTN having had a successful career spanning several senior leadership roles.

Before his appointment as the MD for DRC, Lubala headed Airtel operations in Gabon. He brings over 25 years’ experience from both the telecommunication and the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sectors having worked with multinational companies such as Electric Liberty – South Africa, Multi-Choice Africa, World Space – Southern Africa, Quantum International, Unilever Cote d’Ivoire, Lever Brothers South Africa and Unilever DRC.