TAG concerned about Telkom CEO
Telkom recently announced their board appointment of Reuben September as Chief Executive Officer of the company with immediate effect. September has been acting CEO since the departure of the previous Telkom head, Papi Molotsane, earlier this year.
“While the Telecommunications Action Group (TAG) welcomes the appointment of a Telkom CEO as a much-needed step, we are disappointed that the Telkom board has not taken this opportunity to introduce new vision to the organization,” said the TAG.
“Reuben September has worked with Telkom for the past 30 years and has served on the executive of Telkom since 2002. Reuben September is very much a part of the existing Telkom regime that has consistently used its monopoly status to profit in excess from lack of consumer choice.”
The TAG further feels that the appointment of September suggests Telkom is not truly committed to any form of change.
“As chief operating officer and then as acting CEO, September has presided over an ongoing decline in the number of fixed lines available to South African consumers. Today there are more than 430 000 less fixed telephone lines than in 1999,” the TAG concluded.
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