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MEDIA UPDATE APPOINTMENT OF LEADERSHIP EXECUTIVES AUSTINE MZUMARA Head of Technical Services Austine was appointed Head of Technical Services in June 2015 and shall lead the companys infrastructure development and operations support programmes.Austine joined Malswitch in 2002 and has since worked in various roles around Network infrastructure and service delivery management in the Technical Services Department, getting appointed Acting Head of Technical Services in 2014

Austine holds a Master of Engineering (Electrical)University of Witwatersrand (RSA);BSc. Degree in Electrical Engineeringas well as various technical qualifications in networks and infrastructure management. GODWIN CHIMSEU Head of Business Development and Sales GodwinwasappointedHeadofBusinessDevelopment andSalesinJune2015chargedwithleadingthe companysbusinessgrowthstrategyandshiftinits marketfocusfrompredominantlyenterpriseorientation to a mass-market focus.GodwinjoinedMalswitchin2002andhasservedin variouscapacitieswithintheBusinessDevelopment, MarketingandSalesDepartment,becomingBranch Manager in 2008.AsBranchManager,Godwinwasresponsiblefor coordinationofoperationsforthecompanysbranches centredinLilongweandMzuzuandinthiscapacitywas responsibleforcoordinatingbusinessdevelopmentand sales effort in the centre and north. GodwinholdsaMasterofBusinessAdministration, CavendishUniversityZambia,CharteredPostGraduate DiplomainMarketing,(CIM))andaBachelorofBusiness Administration.Prior to joining Malswitch, Godwin worked with Stansfield Motors as Fleet Management Sales Executive. PRESSE MHANGO Head of Finance and Administration Presse was appointed Head of Finance and Administration in June 2015 and in this capacity, he shall also be the Board Secretary (for both the Board of Directors and the Board of Trustees of the Malswitch Trust) as well as general liaison to the companys general legal counsel. Joining the company in 2007, Presse is broadly experienced in financial management, auditing, and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) as well as accumulated extensive knowledge in compliance issues, taxation and team building. He has in the time since joining the company, been an active member of various planning and performance teams and has substantial grasp of the strategy as well as on-going operations programmes. A Chartered Global Management Accountant with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) in 1997, Presse holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (B. Acc) Degree. His prior experience includes various financialmanagement appointments with PricewaterhouseCoopers, The Story Workshop, AGMA Corporation and Sunbird (then Malawi Hotels Limited). Withtheseappointments,webuildoffindividualsthathavebeenpartofourlong-termleadership successionplanandpresentstheLeadershipGroupwithauniquepositioningtobestinformour strategiesfordealingwithpresentstrategicdeliverablesaswellaspreparingthecompanyfora competitive and successful future EMMANUEL MUNTHALI Branch Manger- Lilongwe and Mzuzu Emmanuel was appointed Branch Manager on 1 August 2015andinthiscapacityheshallberesponsiblefor leadingthecompanysbrandnetworkdevelopmentin the centre and north.EmmanueljoinedMalswitchinOctober2014as BusinessDevelopmentManagerforDataservicesin 2014andbringstotheleadershipteamover10years commercialexperienceinmarketdevelopment, strategy and customer relationship management.EmmanuelholdsanMSc.StrategicMarketingfrom LeicesterBusinessSchool(UK)andaBachelorsDegree inBusinessAdministrationfromtheUniversityof Malawi.In his prior engagements, Emmanuel has worked in the manufacturingsectorasSalesandMarketingManager forBNCPackagingLimitedaswellasastintinmicro-financesectorasBusinessandInstitutional DevelopmentAdvisorwithNationalsmallholder