Overview

Gender

male

Jacob Okoth is d.light’s Chief Operating Officer. He has more than 23 years working experience in senior operational roles across Africa and Europe. Jacob has worked mostly in the telecommunications sector but also has experience in FMCG and Insurance sectors specializing in sales and distribution, marketing, customer experience, route-to-market, strategic planning and general management. Jacob led the introduction and successful scaling of payphones business across Africa for Celtel International while based out of their Netherlands headquarters. Prior to becoming Chief Operating Officer, Jacob was the Managing Director of Africa at d.light. Jacob holds a bachelor of science degree from Egerton University in Kenya. He is also an alumni of London Business School having attended and completed the advanced management program.