About
Michael Joseph age 67 joined the board on 8 September 2008. Michael is employed by Vodafone Group Services Limited as the Director of Mobile Money. He is also Vodafone’s Strategic Advisor appointed to the Boards of Vodacom Group South Africa, Vodacom Tanzania, Vodacom Mozambique and Safaricom Limited in Kenya. Previously, Michael was the CEO of Safaricom Limited from July 2000 when the company was re-launched as a joint-venture between Vodafone UK and Telkom Kenya until his retirement in November 2010. During his tenure, he steered the company from a subscriber base of less than 20,000 to over 16.71 million subscribers. This phenomenal growth straddling nearly a decade was motored by the launch of many innovative products and services such as M-PESA. Today, Safaricom is one of the leading companies in East Africa and one of the most profitable companies in the region. He has extensive international experience in company start-ups, the implementation and operation of large wireless and
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 398 investors hold the Chairman role in VCSift. Michael Joseph is one of them.
- • 197 investors are based in Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
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- Nairobi, Kenya
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