Airtel Africa on Tuesday said it has appointed Sunil Taldar as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer with effect from July 1, and will be succeeding Olusegun "Segun" Ogunsanya who is retiring. Taldar, who joined Airtel Africa in October 2023 as Director–Transformation, will begin the transition to the CEO role, working alongside Ogunsanya. Following a transition period, Taldar will be appointed to the Board as an Executive Director and assume the role of CEO, the company said in a statement. Ogunsanya joined Airtel in 2012, ran the Nigeria Operations of the Telecommunications and mobile money company for nine years before his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Group in 2021.