Zegona Communications plc announced the appointment of Tim Pennington as an Independent Non-Executive Director, effective March 3, 2026. Tim Pennington will join the Audit Committee upon appointment and will become Chair of the Audit Committee after the end of this financial year. Tim is an experienced finance executive with a strong background in corporate finance, telecommunications and mergers and acquisitions.
He currently holds non-executive roles with MTN Group Limited, Africa's largest mobile network operator and one of its listed subsidiaries. Tim has held senior finance leadership roles at major international telecommunications companies, including Chief Financial Officer of Millicom International Cellular S.A. and Cable & Wireless Communications plc, and he was Group Finance Director for Cable & Wireless PLC. Earlier in his career, Tim served as Chief Financial Officer of Hutchison Telecom International and Finance Director at Hutchison 3G (UK), the British mobile business of Hutchison Whampoa.
He also brings investment banking experience from his time as a director at Samuel Montagu & Co. Limited and as Managing Director at HSBC Investment Bank within its Corporate Finance and Advisory Department.
