TIGO TANZANIA APPOINTS NEW EXECUTIVE TO HEAD CORPORATE BUSINESS UNIT

Rene Bascope

Dar es Salaam, March 24, 2015: Tigo Tanzania today announced the appointment of Rene Bascope as the new Head of Corporate Services, a business unit whose primary function is to provide technically innovative and secure connectivity solutions to companies. Bascope joins Tigo from April 1, this year.

Tigo Interim General Manager Cecile Tiano said in a statement to the media that Bascope has over 17 years’ experience in the telecommunications industry working for different telecom operators. He has an outstanding track record of achievements in Sales, Customer Operations and Team Building.

The new member of Tigo Tanzania’s executive team joins from Tigo Rwanda where he worked as Head of Corporate Services since 2012 to January 2013 when he became Head of Customer Operations. Before joining Tigo, Bascope was the Regional Manager of VIVA GSM - NUEVATEL PCS DE BOLIVIA, according to Ms Tiano.

Bascope holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Arizona followed by an MBA from University NUR in Cochabamba Bolivia, he also has Leadership diplomas from Kellogg School of Management (Kellogg on Marketing) and from INCAE Business School (Gerencia con Liderazgo).

Bascope becomes the second member of Tigo Tanzania’s executive team joining two months after the appointment of Ms Tiano as the company Interim General Manager

About Tigo:

Tigo Tanzania is the leading innovative telecommunication company in the country, distinguished as a fully-fledged digital lifestyle brand. Offering a diverse product portfolio in voice, SMS, high-speed internet and mobile financial services, Tigo has pioneered innovations such as Facebook in Kiswahili, Tigo Pesa App for Android & iOS users, and East Africa’s first cross-border mobile money transfer with currency conversion.

The Tigo 3G network guarantees the best services to its subscriber’s in all regions across the country. Between 2013 and 2014 alone the company launched over 500 new network sites and plans to double its investment by 2017 in terms of coverage and additional capacity networks for deeper penetration in rural areas. With over eight (8) million registered subscribers to their network, Tigo directly and indirectly employs over 100,000 Tanzanians including an extended network of customer service representatives, mobile money merchants, sales agents and distributors.

Tigo is the biggest commercial brand of Millicom, an international company developing the digital lifestyle in 44 countries with commercial operations in Africa and Latin America and corporate offices in Europe and the USA. With the certain knowledge that only constant innovation will keep them on top, Millicom keeps creating greater shareholder value; applying their concept of “demand more” is how they do business and retain their position as digital lifestyle leaders in some of the most unique and challenging markets.

“SMILE, YOU’RE WITH TIGO.”

For further information visit: www.tigo.co.tz or contact:

John Wanyancha – Corporate Communications Manager

Mobile: 0658 123 089

john.wanyancha@tigo.co.tz