Vodafone, the second largest mobile operator in the world with over 460 million customers, has maintained a long standing commitment to delivering useful and inspiring innovations to emerging markets around the world. Vodafone operates globally and has shown a particular interest in developing markets in Africa, not least because of the success of its investment in Vodacom.

Initially operating in South Africa, Vodafone now has operations across the continent and has invested heavily to create a telecommunications network that will help businesses expand into the region. Vodafone continues to develop its business in Africa, recently expanding into Zambia by signing a partnership to deliver offering high-speed mobile data and internet services with Afrimax, a 4G telecommunications operator in sub-Saharan Africa. The two companies also recently announced a new non-equity partner market agreement for Cameroon. Philippe Vogeleer’s legal team has been a driving force behind Vodafone’s expansion and long-term development in Africa.

A professional with 20 years’ experience, Vogeleer leads a UK-based team that provides strategy, legal and regulatory advice to the market entry, partnerships, and operations of the company. Vogeleer and his team have been pivotal in steering the successful expansion of Vodafone’s multi-billion dollar global enterprise in a number high-stakes, high-growth markets and have received praise for demonstrating a capacity to resolve complex business and political issues.