Felleng Sekha

Felleng began her career in South African Mutual Assurance Society (Old Mutual) as a Legal Advisor - Corporate Law Division.

She left Old Mutual to study Electronic Communications Law in Australia.
Upon her return, she joined the Centre for the Development of Information and Telecommunications Policy (CDITP), where she was responsible for telecommunications policy research.

After leaving CDITP she joined Telkom South Africa where she worked initially as a Corporate Accounts Manager and later as a Regulatory Executive.

Before relocating to Nigeria in early 2001, Felleng was General Manager, International Business Development, MTN.

She led the team that successfully bid for the GSM licence in Nigeria. She was until recently, Corporate Affairs Executive, MTN Nigeria Communication Limited, overseeing the Company Secretariat, Legal Regulatory Affairs, Commercial Legal and Corporate Relations departments.

Her functions involved among other things issue monitoring to provide early warning and analysis of opportunities or threats presented by government activities, guidance regarding compliance with Telecomms Regulations and Legislation and negotiating and monitoring interconnect and all other agreements.

Felleng is highly experienced in the media and telecommunications arena. Prior to joining MTN, she was Chairperson of the Independent Broadcasting Authority in South Africa (IBA). She was also Chairperson of the National Telecommunications Forum, where she was actively involved in the Telecommunications Policy process leading to the enactment of the South African Telecommunications Act of 1996.

She holds Law Degrees from the Universities of Lesotho and Cape Town and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Media Communications and Information Technology Law from the University of Melbourne.