Strive Masiyiwa, founder and chairman of telecom and tech company Econet Group, to its board of directors.
Masiyiwa’s appointment to the streamer’s board comes a week after Susan Rice, former U.S. ambassador to the U.N., said she was relinquishing her Netflix board seat to join president-elect Joe Biden’s administration as of Jan. 20, 2021.
Masiyiwa, who has an estimated current net worth of $1 billion, he is the founder of Econet Group which has operations and investments in 29 countries in Africa and beyond which includes Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe’s leading mobile operator; Liquid Telecom, the pan-African broadband company and its subsidiary Africa Data Centres, the fast-growing data center company, which just raised $300 million from the US government’s development finance arm.
Strive Masiyiwa joins Netflix
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NETFLIX says it has appointed Zimbabwean telecoms billionaire Strive Masiyiwa to its board.
Masiyiwa is the founder of Econet Group which has operations and investments in 29 countries in Africa and beyond includes Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe’s leading mobile operator; Liquid Telecom, the pan-African broadband company and its subsidiary Africa Data Centres, the fast-growing data center company, which just raised $300 million from the US government’s development finance arm.
“Netflix is at the forefront of bringing great entertainment from anywhere in the world to everyone in the world, and I look forward to working with the board and all stakeholders to continue its traditions of innovation and growth,” said Strive Masiyiwa in the statement.
Strive Masiyiwa Appointed to Netflix Board of Directors
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LOS GATOS, Calif., Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Netflix, Inc. today announced the appointment of Strive Masiyiwa to its board.
Strive is the Chairman and founder of Econet Group, a telecommunications and technology group with operations and investments in 29 countries in Africa and Europe.
(PRNewsfoto/Netflix, Inc.) We are delighted to welcome Strive to the Netflix board, said Netflix co-founder, Chairman and co-CEO Reed Hastings. His entrepreneurship and vision in building businesses across Africa and beyond will bring valuable insights and experience to our board as we work to improve and serve more members all around the world.