Sylvia Mulinge

Sylvia Wairimu Mulinge (née Sylvia Wairimu), is a Kenyan businesswoman and corporate executive. Since 1 October 2022, she serves as the chief executive officer of MTN Uganda, replacing Wim Vanhelleputte, who was promoted to regional executive responsible for operations in Congo-Brazzaville, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Conakry and Liberia. Before that, from November 2018 until September 2022, she served as the Chief Customer Officer at Safaricom, reporting directly to the chief executive officer of the telecommunications company. Previously, from 1 October 2018 until 2 November 2018, she served as the Director, Special Projects at Safaricom, Before that, she was the Director of the Consumer Business Unit at Safaricom, the largest telecommunications company in Kenya.