The Leadership

Michiel Buitelaar

Chief Executive Officer

Michiel is a native of The Netherlands who has had a dynamic international career in the telecoms, ICT and media industries. He received his MSc in Applied Mathematics at the University of Delft. In addition, he studied Business Administration and attended the London Business School.

Michiel has spent most of his working life in senior positions in telecom companies going through significant changes such as at KPN, Ben (now T-Mobile, an affiliate of Deutsche Telekom), Orange, Smile and AT&T. He has worked in diverse countries with diverse cultures including Belgium, The Czech Republic, Spain, France, Indonesia and (recently) Nigeria.

He also has experience as an executive Board member at global media companies (Endemol and Sanoma), where he was responsible for digital business (online media and e-commerce) and group-wide digital transformation of television, magazines, and newspapers. Most recently, Michiel was the Chief Executive Officer of a European AI software provider, CX Company and has current board memberships in Novec (telecoms) and Infinitas (education).

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Dr. George Partridge

Chairman

Dr Partridge is the Group Chief Executive of Press Corporation. Prior to this, he was at National Bank of Malawi where he held several positions including being the CEO. Prior to joining the Bank, he worked in various capacities at the Reserve Bank of Malawi for 11 years, rising to the position of Director. Currently, he is Chairman of the Malawi Airlines Board and a Council Member of The University of Malawi. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Malawi.

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