Tonny Tugee appointed to head SEACOM Kenya

Anthony Thunstrom

Pan African telecom enabler, SEACOM has strengthened its Kenyan leadership team by appointing seasoned telecoms executive, Tonny Tugee, to head its newly launched SEACOM Business in Kenya and its Service Provider segment for East Africa. Tugee will lead an experienced team of ICT professionals with the mandate of driving uptake of SEACOM’s connectivity and cloud services across the region.

SEACOM Business will deliver fast, reliable connectivity and high-quality cloud services to Kenyan organizations. Mr. Tugee has the intimate knowledge of the Kenyan telecom market and the leadership skills  required to deliver the exceptional customer experience that East African enterprises deserve from their telecom partners.

As regional Head of Sales for Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda, Tugee will have strategic and operational sales oversight over SEACOM’s business across East Africa. He joins SEACOM from Safaricom Limited where he held the role of Head of Enterprise Sales and Retention, leading the team charged with growing and retaining revenues in the business-to-business, business-to-government and wholesale/carrier environment.

Tonny Tugee holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Nairobi and brings to the table transformative leadership and strategies to grow SEACOM in East Africa. In his new role, he will also serve as the firm’s spokesperson, providing a voice for SEACOM Business in Kenya.

About SEACOM

SEACOM is a submarine cable operator with a network of submarine and terrestrial high-speed fibre-optic cable that serves the East and West coasts of Africa. SEACOM’s reach extends into Europe and the Asia-Pacific via India. The Pan-African network uses bundled backhaul, open access PoP’s (Points of Presence) and global partnerships to provide end-to-end wholesale and enterprise connectivity around the world for African and international network and content operators.

In-service since July 2009, SEACOM has increased the availability of international bandwidth ten-fold, and more so in many of Africa’s most under-served nations. The only privately funded and truly neutral carrier in its market, SEACOM also offers a comprehensive suite of IP/MPLS (Internet Protocol & Multi-Protocol Label Switching) and clear channel services to the wholesale and enterprise segments.

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