Dinesh Balsingh

 

Airtel Africa has announced the appointment of Dinesh  Balsingh as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria, effective 1st November 2024, with the new  CEO automatically becoming  a member of the Executive Council for the Airtel Africa Group.

 

 

He took over from Carl Cruz, who returned to his home country, The Philippines, at the end of October.

 

 

Balsingh has extensive experience across the telecommunications industry and returns to Nigeria following his appointment as Managing Director and CEO of Airtel Tanzania in 2022. Prior to his move to Tanzania, he served as the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Airtel Nigeria and therefore brings with him considerable experience of the Nigerian telecommunications market.

 

 

The new Airtel Nigeria CEO’s career in the telecommunications industry spans over 24 years, having begun his career in 2000 with Hutchison Essar, before moving to Airtel India as a Marketing Director in 2006 and then Tata Docomo in 2011. Balsingh joined Airtel Nigeria as Marketing Director in 2013, before taking over as CCO in 2018.

 

 

During his tenure in Airtel Tanzania, Balsinghled the business to achieve record growth through intelligent pricing, product enhancements and disciplined execution of projects, resulting in strong Revenue Market Share (RMS) gains in the highly competitive market.

 

 

Airtel Africa Chief Executive Officer, Sunil Taldar, in a statement, believed Balsingh’s deep telecommunications experience and strong operational execution, combined with his knowledge of the Nigerian market, will be instrumental in further supporting the company’s corporate purpose of transforming lives across Nigeria.