Jorge Mendes

Chief Executive Officer, Cell C

Jorge Mendes is Chief Executive Officer of Cell C, in the role since July 2023.

Cell C is a South African mobile operator that roams on the Vodacom and MTN networks and was listed on the JSE in November 2025 after separating from Blu Label Unlimited. It reported 13.73 million subscribers in its first interim results.

In the job

  1. Mendes said Cell C would not compete with Vodacom and MTN on price and would focus first on staff and culture. Source

  2. Cell C reported its first interim results as a listed company, with normalised EBITDA of R917 million and 13.73 million subscribers. Source

Career before

  1. Chief consumer officer, Vodacom

Sources

  1. techcentral.co.za
  2. techcentral.co.za
  3. itweb.co.za

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