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Netflix adds Econet founder Strive Masiyiwa to board

Thursday 17 December 2020 | 09:33 CET | News
Netflix has appointed Zimbabwean telecoms mogul Strive Masiyiwa to its board. Masiyiwa is the founder of Econet Group which has operations and investments in 29 countries in Africa and beyond, including Zimbabwe mobile operator Econet Wireless, African operator Liquid Telecom and Africa Data Centres. Masiyiwa's appointment signals the importance of international markets, including Africa, for Netflix as it looks to grow its subscriber base beyond the US and Europe.

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Categories: General
Companies: Econet Wireless / Liquid Telecom / Netflix
Countries: World
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