Cellulant Board appoints Akshay Grover as Chief Executive Officer

Cellulant’s Board of Directors has appointed Akshay Grover as Group CEO and Director of Cellulant. Prior to his appointment, he was the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cellulant.

The appointment follows an executive search process following the announcement in January 2021 by then Group CEO Ken Njoroge of his intention to transition from his position. Akshay has been serving in an acting capacity since April 2021.

Cellulant Board Chairman, Dr Sam Kiruthu said “We are delighted to appoint an executive of Akshay’s calibre and experience to the role. Akshay brings extensive and diverse industry experience in technology and finance. During the time that Akshay has served as Acting CEO, the board has been impressed with his commitment to openness, attention to detail and an unrelenting focus on the future of the business.”

Akshay has demonstrated he possesses the skills, attitude and vision to lead the management team to deliver on Cellulant’s future and mission.” Upon his appointment, Akshay said he looked forward to growing Cellulant into the most prolific and most innovative payments platform in Africa. “I look forward to continuing to work with the Board and our stellar management team to maximize this opportunity to deliver further growth and value for all our stakeholders,” he said.

 “Cellulant is well placed to lead and transform the payments landscape in Africa. Our deep connectivity with over 120 banks and 40 mobile operators in the continent enables us to have an unparalleled network on the African continent. We are reducing the amount of friction around payments and, by doing so, creating a seamless way for businesses to collect and make payments. Our integrated payments platform caters to both offline and online solutions that power success for businesses of all sizes while delivering a superior user experience for the end customer.” He added

Akshay has more than 20 years of work experience in the Technology, Media and Communication Sector across emerging markets. During the early years of his career, he held positions of increasing responsibility in the financial advisory teams at KPMG and EY. Prior to joining Cellulant as Group Chief Financial Officer in January 2021, Akshay was the Chief Investment Officer at iSON, a diversified technology group with a presence in 30+ countries in the Middle East, Africa and the Asia Pacific region. 

About Cellulant
Cellulant is a leading Pan African payments company that provides locally-relevant and alternative payment methods for global, regional and local merchants.

Cellulant offers a unified, single-contract platform that enables businesses to collect payments online and offline, while allowing anyone to pay from their mobile money, local and international cards or directly from their bank.

Currently, Cellulant has an office presence in 18 African countries with a payment’s platform connecting thousands of businesses with 154 payment options across 35 countries. The platform powers payments for 220M consumers on a single inclusive network allowing for interoperability across Africa