GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - Africa-wide
Nkateko Nyoka holds the position of Chief Officer: Legal & Regulatory at Vodacom, having served on the Vodacom group executive committee since his appointment in 2010. Nkateko has been involved in a number of significant transactions and projects in his time at Vodacom, including its ZAR17.5 billion BEE transaction in 2018.
His decorated employment record includes time at another of South Africa’s telecommunications giants, MTN, where he held the position of Group Executive for Corporate Services with responsibilities covering legal, regulatory and the MTN Foundation.
Nkateko additionally served as CEO of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa between 2001-2003, where he contributed to the facilitation of pro-competition communication sector regulations. He graduated from Harvard University with a Masters in Law and Public Administration.
Industry voices speak highly of Nkateko, highlighting him as a “very reasonable and commercial person, who is astute” and “brilliant at what he does.”