james wika 
Airtel Network Zambia has announced the appointment of Mr.Hussam Baday as the new Managing Director According to the statement.The Telco Company announced the appointment on 29th of February 2024.
“We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Hussam Baday as the new Managing Director of Airtel Networks Zambia Plc”. Baday was appointed Interim MD last September and prior to that appointment, Hussam was the Chief Commercial Officer in Airtel Zambia since December 2021.
He also served as the Company’s Marketing Director since July 2018.
Hussam holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Leicester (UK) and BSc holder in Electronics and Communications Engineering. He also holds a Professional Diploma from The Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK) and a professional certificate in “Behavioral Economics” From Harvard Business School (HBS). He has attended an executive education in Leading with Results from INSEAD (France).
Prior to Airtel Networks Zambia PLC appointment, he was Chief Marketing Officer at Sudatel Telecom Group (STG), also he worked in Ericsson and Huawei.
Hussam has a rich background in successful Commercial strategies, business development, and proper execution that turned around commercial performance. He also serves as an advisory board member at CMO- council Africa.
In February this Month Airtel Africa announced the launch of Airtel Africa Telesonic Limited (‘Telesonic’), a cutting-edge fibre bandwidth service, leveraging ground fibre assets and submarine cable systems to meet the growing demand for wholesale data in Africa, by offering comprehensive terrestrial fibre and submarine cable solutions.
Telesonic, with its network of over 75,000 kilometres of terrestrial fibre across Airtel Africa’s 14 markets, is expected to have a long-term positive impact across Africa by improving the quality of life for communities and boosting national economies, enhancing connectivity in key sectors such as education and healthcare, fostering improved access and efficiency.
