Sylvia Mulinge

Sylvia Mulinge is the Chief Executive Officer, MTN Uganda, having joined in October 2022 from Safaricom PLC in Kenya where she served as a Chief Consumer Business Officer.

She is a seasoned executive with a commercial career spanning over 20 years from telecoms, financial services, and fast-moving consumer goods. Her work experience began in fast-moving consumer goods and transitioned into the telecom industry serving in various senior leadership capacities for the last 15 years.

Sylvia serves as the Chair of the MTN Mobile Money Uganda Limited Board and Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association in Kenya. She also serves as a board member on several other boards such as the President’s Award – Kenya, which is the leading youth achievement award in Kenya, equipping young people for life.

Sylvia has received several awards including the Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear in Kenya which is given for distinguished services to public dignitaries, exemplary members of the public service, and other professionals. She appeared in the second publication of 100 Most Influential African Women in 2020 by Avance Media and was acknowledged as Kenya’s Top 25 Women in Digital by Digitalk. She was also named among the Top 40 Women Under 40 in Kenya by Business Daily Africa, a premier daily business newspaper published by the Nation Media Group. More recently, in 2023 she was recognized among the top 45 most influential women in digital transformation in Africa by the Prestigious CIO Africa and among Uganda’s most outstanding 2022 CEOs by the Business times Uganda magazine.

Sylvia is a recipient of the 2015 Young Global Leader (YGL) award and an alumnus of the University of Nairobi with a BSc- Food Science & Technology degree. She is also a certified executive coach and mentor in both her personal and professional life.

She has a passion for transforming lives, leadership, women empowerment, and creating community impact. Sylvia is also dedicated mother of two teens and an enthusiast for healthy living and fitness.