Speaker Bio
Lele Modise is the Group Chief Legal and Regulatory Affairs Officer (CLRO) at MTN Group Limited(MTN), and was previously the MTN Group Chief Legal Counsel, having joined MTN Group in August 2019.Lele is a member of the MTN Group Exco, as well as the Enterprise Risk Management Committee. Lele also reports to Group Board subcommittees on legal and regulatory risk, which include the Group Risk and Compliance Committee, the Group Audit Committee and the Group Social and Ethic Committee. Lele also reports to the MTN Group Board on certain key matters arising from both the legal and regulatory aspects of MTN across itsmarkets. Lele is the chairman of the Group Legal Executive Committee, as well as a member of the MTN Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Lele leads the legal and the regulatory function across the various markets that MTN operates in across Africa and the Middle East. Lele leads the regulatory function in respect of variouso perational aspects including licence renewals and applications, spectrum acquisitions (including auctions), engagements with various regulators, ministries and industry bodies, in respect of legislative and policy developments and industry developments. Lele leads MTN’s industry advocacy programmes and participates in various industry committees including the GSMA, Smart Africa, ITU and ITA. Lele is also a member of the GC50, which is an organisation of general counsels in World50.