John Ngirachu
26 October 2008
Nairobi — The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Africa Online has died.
John Joseph, who was appointed to the position in March 2007, died in a boating accident on Friday while on holiday in Mombasa. He was 47 years old.
Officials of the company declined to reveal more details on the circumstances surrounding Mr Joseph's death as the family had requested for privacy on the matter.
Africa Online is a subsidiary of Telkom South Africa and Mr Joseph was also a director of UUNET Ltd.
Reacting to the death, Telkom CEO Reuben September said, "John was an invaluable member of our team, a larger than life character who had been integral to establishing and building the Africa Online brand and developing a portfolio of service offerings across all segments in nine African countries.
"We are deeply saddened by his passing and on behalf of the company; I would like to convey my deepest condolences to John's family and friends, as well as staff at Africa Online."
Before ascending to the CEO position at Africa Online, Mr Joseph had occupied various positions at Telkom since 1995. In 2000, he was tasked with establishing Telkom Wholesale Marketing.
"John made a tremendous contribution in realizing Telkom's ambition to play a leading ICT services provider role on the continent. He will be sorely missed, "said Mr September.
A new CEO has not yet been appointed and the management of Telkom is set to appoint his replacement soon, said a statement sent to newsrooms.
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