Safaricom Kenya CEO Collymore Dies After Battle With Cancer
- Collymore was previously treated for leukemia in the U.K
- Push into mobile payments helped market value grow five-fold
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Safaricom Plc Chief Executive Officer Bob Collymore, whose push into mobile payments spurred a five-fold increase in the Kenyan company’s value, died after a battle with cancer. He was 61.
Collymore received treatment for leukemia in the U.K in 2017 and 2018. His condition worsened in recent weeks and he died at home in the early hours of Monday, Chairman Nicholas Nganga said in an emailed statement.