Cell C under Knott-Craig starts poaching Vodacom staff

Several former executives at South Africa’s Vodacom have been poached by rival network, Cell C, the company has confirmed.

Former Vodacom CEO, Alan Knott-Craig moved to Cell C at the start of April when his non-compete clause expired, and had been rumoured to be trying to lure across several of his former colleagues to the company.

A Cell C spokesperson is reported to have confirmed to media sources in South Africa that the former COO at Vodacom’s Nigeria subsidiary will take up a similar role at Cell C, while a former Vodacom Mozambique manager will be the new CTO.

The third appointment is former Vodacom Mozambique CEO Jose dos Santos who will be joining the company at an unspecified position in the near future.