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Bob Collymore (born 1958) is a Guyanan-born British businessman currently living and working in Kenya. He is currently the chief executive officer of Safaricom, a multinational telecommunications company.
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Background and Education
Collymore was born in Guyana, South America and raised by his grandparents in Guyana. At the age of 16, he moved to join his mother in the United Kingdom, attending Selhurst High School. Upon leaving school, he was offered a place at Warwick University, but had to turn this down as he was not eligible for funding.
Career
From 1993, Collymore worked in various positions in the telecommunications industry in the UK, including work for Cellnet, Dixons Retail and Vodafone UK. In 2003 he moved to Japan to manage the integration of J-Phone into the Vodafone Group. In 2006 he became the governance director for Africa at Vodafone and subsidiary Safaricom. In 2010 he was appointed Chief executive officer of Safaricom.
Personal life
Collymore has two children from his first marriage, and none with his second wife Wambui Kamiru.
