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Showmax appoints Emma Gichonge as General Manager in East Africa
African streaming platform Showmax has appointed Emma Gichonge as its first-ever General Manager of Operations for East Africa.
Gichonge is a Kenyan tech and product executive with a reputation for building high-performance teams. She has previously worked at Yutap, where she led the implementation of mobile money solutions across Africa and Asia.
She also led the migration of the legacy MPESA mobile money platform at Safaricom, pioneering an Enterprise Project Management Office within the company. Most recently, she was Managing Director at MultiChoice Malawi, responsible for several commercial initiatives in the country.
Joe Heshu, Chief Operating Officer, Showmax: “With our ambition to be Africa’s No. 1 streamer, we’re very happy to welcome Emma, whose wealth of experience will serve our customers in the key East African market."
Gichonge: "Showmax is a bold business, and is in an exciting stage in its story – moving onto the globally scaled Peacock platform, increasing its loved local content slate and introducing affordable new plans.''
'With my passion for innovation and East Africa, I’m looking forward to building the business with the Kenyan Showmax team.
Gichonge holds a Masters degree (IT Management) and a Bachelor of Science degree (Information Technology).
