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Cynthia Gordon

Nationality: British.

Education: Studied at Brighton University (United Kingdom), graduating with a degree in Business Studies.

Experience: She has over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications sector across multiple geographies and listing environments, including FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and other European listed companies, with extensive experience in strategy development, operations, M&A and telecom board roles.

She began her professional career in 1985 holding various leadership positions at BT, One2One (T‑Mobile), AT&T International, Scottish Telecom and Unilever. In 2001 she joined Orange (France Telecom), where she served as Marketing Director Business in the United Kingdom, Vice President of Business Marketing, and Vice President for Partnerships & Emerging Markets. She also served as Chief Marketing Officer at MTS.

Between 2012 and 2015 she served as Group Chief Commercial Officer at Ooredoo, overseeing commercial performance across 17 markets with more than 100 million customers. She then served as Chief Executive Officer of Millicom Africa until 2017, leading a strategic and operational transformation across six countries and significantly improving financial performance and equity value. She has also served as a Non‑Executive Director on the boards of several telecom-related companies, including Tele2, Eutelsat and Kinnevik.

Other current positions: Currently serves as a Non‑Executive Director at Airtel Africa, Bodycote and Severfield plc; as Chair and Non-Executive Director of Global Fashion Group; and as Senior Advisor to Tillman Global Holdings.

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