Lenin Oyuga Lands New Role At Mastercard

Global financial services company Mastercard has named Lenin Oyuga as its Head-Telco Commercial and Partnerships for the Middle East and Africa region. In this new role, Oyuga will be responsible for overseeing Mastercard’s investments in the telco space in over 30 countries, setting sales strategies and engaging with C-level stakeholders.

Oyuga brings with him a wealth of experience in the industry, having previously served as the Senior Director of Telco Industry Leader in Africa at Oracle, where he was instrumental in securing business deals with major telecommunications companies including Orange, Vodafone, Safaricom, and Ethiotel.

Oyuga has also held leadership positions at Refinitiv and Thomson Reuters and has been a Business Mentor for the We Are Family Foundation in New York. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Cherehani Africa and was a Co-Chair of the Financial Inclusion Working Group at the World Economic Forum.

He holds a MSc in Web Sciences and Big Data from the University of Liverpool, a Diploma in Oracle Administration and Management, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic and Computer from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.