Jaideep Paul set to leave Airtel Africa as CFO, successor picked

Airtel Africa plc, a provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, has announced that Jaideep Paul, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has informed the board of his decision to retire from his position as executive Director and CFO with effect from the end of the 2025 July AGM.

Paul will be leaving the company to pursue a new position within the wider Bharti Group, the company said in a statement on Thursday.

It said he will ensure a smooth transition to Kamal Dua, currently deputy CFO, who will become an executive director and assume the role of CFO following his appointment at the 2025 AGM.

“In his time at Airtel, both at Airtel Africa and before that at Airtel Nigeria and Bharti Airtel Group, Jaideep has been instrumental in driving strategic change and delivering results via skilled execution, and has brought discipline and focus to the finance function,” Sunil Bharti Mittal, board chair, said.

“He has been an inspirational colleague and on behalf of the Board I wish him well for the future. I’m pleased that we have identified a strong successor and look forward to working with Kamal as the business develops,” he added.