User:Tomsekatwe/sandbox

Tom Sekatwe, is a Telecom BSS/OSS Expert in Uganda, who was appointed as Board Director of Uganda Telecommunications Corporation Limited, Uganda’s National Telecommunication operator, wholly owned by government of Uganda with Minister of Finance Planning & Economic Development (60%) and Ministry of ICT & National Guidance (40%) of the shares came into operation following the purchase of business and assets of UTL under receivership due to large debts of about USh 700 billion (approx. US$200 million) and mismanagement. He was appointed on 01 July 20202 for a three-year term.

Before that, He served as the “Senior Consultant/Solutions Architect with Huawei UAE and worked in several projects, including; EMTS (9 Mobile) Nigeria | Airtel, Nigeria | Airtel Kenya | MTN Sudan”, from 2011. His contract there ended in May 2018, after guiding the Telco business in Bridging the gap between business problems and technology solutions.

Background and education:

He holds a Master’s of Science in ICT Management (Msc – ICT), obtained from the Uganda Martyrs University (UMU). He has attended several courses in Customer Relationship Management (CRM),  Database Management, mediation, charging and billing as well as call center automation, Oracle, Mysql, MS-SQL  and leadership, during the course of his career.

Work experience:

He began his career in the telecom sector in 1997 as a Data Entry Supervisor at Uganda Posts & Telecommunication Corporation (UPTC). After three years at UPTC, he transferred to the Uganda Telecom after unbundling UPTC, working there as a Customer Database Manager. In 2004, he was hired by International Turnkey Systems, Kuwait City, Kuwait as Sr. Functional Consultant. Over the years, he worked on different projects – Zain Kuwait |Banglalink, Bangladesh | Zain Jordan | Leo Namibia | Airtel Tanzania", from December 2004. His contract there ended in November 2010, after oversaw Telco projects & strategies of the project to ensure robust ICT systems. In 2011 he joined Huawei UAE as a Senior Consultant/Solutions Architect and worked in several projects, including; EMTS (9 Mobile) Nigeria | Airtel, Nigeria | Airtel Kenya | MTN Sudan by guiding the Telco business in Bridging the gap between business problems and technology solutions.

References:

https://mulengeranews.com/new-utl-boss-unveiled-as-m7-plans-to-turn-tables-on-private-telecom-companies-mtn-airtel-etc-etc-etc/

https://ugandatoday.co.ug/utl-turned-into-uganda-telecom-corporation/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sekatwe-tom-25405821/?originalSubdomain=ug