Mr. Lopokoiyit is the Chief Executive Officer, M-PESA Africa. A distinguished financial services and change management expert, he previously worked in Vodacom as M-commerce director where he
oversaw the delivery of several transformative products and services; led the turnaround strategy and execution for M-PESA which has resulted in the accelerated growth of M-PESA in Tanzania.
Before joining Vodacom Tanzania PLC, he was the Head of M-PESA Strategy and Business Development at Safaricom.
Sitoyo has over 10 years of senior managerial experience in different fields; oil & Gas (Chevron and Total Kenya Ltd) and in the Retail industry with Uchumi supermarkets in Kenya. He has worked extensively in the East Africa Region as well as in Mauritius and Reunion.
Sitoyo holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) degree in marketing from the University of Nairobi (2000) and an MSc in Information Technology Management and Organizational Change from
Lancaster University in the UK.
Sitoyo is an Independent Director representing Public Interest on the CDSC Board.