Oliver Fortuin

Oliver Fortuin is a South African businessman and corporate executive who served as the Group Chief Executive Officer of SEACOM, from January 2021 to March 2023. Before that, he was the group chief enterprise officer at MTN Group.

Background and education Fortuin is a South African national. He holds a Master of Business Administration, obtained from the Open University, in the United Kingdom.

Career Fortuin has a business career going back over 20 years. He spent several years in various managerial and executive positions at International Business Machines (IBM), responsible for Sub-Saharan Africa in one position and for the entire African continent in another role. Also, under his watch, SEACOM acquired the office space and other selected assets in Uganda previously owned by the now defunct Africell Uganda.

Other considerations Fortuin is a Fellow of the Africa Leadership Initiative–South Africa, being a member of the sixth class. He is also a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. In addition, he is a mentor for aspiring business executives in the community where he lives and works.