Job Title: group CIO
Company: Vodacom
Mohamed Sami is the group CIO at Vodacom, a role he has held since October 2024. Before joining Vodacom, Mohamed served as global technology director for Vodafone Intelligent Solutions.
He previously served as Egypt centre head of technology at Vodafone Group. There, he oversaw IT operations across multiple countries.
Earlier in his career, he held senior IT positions at Vodafone. These included heading business intelligence, IT architecture and network services planning. Mohamed holds an engineering degree from Ain Shams University. He also completed an MBA in globalisation from the Maastricht School of Management.
Work:
2024 – Present: group CIO, Vodacom
2022 – 2024: global technology director, Vodafone Intelligent Solutions (_VOIS)
2015 – 2022: Egypt centre head, technology, Vodafone Intelligent Solutions (_VOIS) at Vodafone Group
2013 – 2015: head of IT architecture and programmes delivery, Vodafone
2011 – 2013: head of business intelligence, Vodafone
2008 – 2011: network services planning and strategy senior manager, Vodafone
2006 – 2008: network strategy manager, Vodafone
2004 – 2006: network operation manager, Vodafone
1999 – 2003: network operation engineer and team leader, Vodafone
Education:
2008: MBA in international business and globalisation, Maastricht School of Management
1999: bachelor's degree in electronics and communication engineering, Ain Shams University
About company: Vodacom is a mobile communications company operating across Africa. It provides voice, messaging, data and financial services.
