Cell C boss suffers stroke
19 November 2013 - 02:45
By BDlive
Image: Business Times Alan Knott-Craig. File photo.
Cell C CEO Alan Knott-Craig suffered a minor stroke yesterday, the company said.
Cell C said Knott-Craig was recovering in hospital and was responding well to treatment.
Cell C chief commercial officer Jose Dos Santos will act as CEO.
In 2006, while CEO of Vodacom, Knott-Craig suffered his second heart attack. He was the founding CEO of Vodacom. He retired in 2008.
Since joining Cell C in April last year, Knott-Craig has been on a crusade to lower prices.
Last year, Knott-Craig sparked a price war that has led to a reduction in retail prices by all network operators.