{"id":2345,"date":"2021-11-10T09:40:32","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T09:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cassavatechnologies.com\/?page_id=2345"},"modified":"2025-02-20T17:50:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:50:57","slug":"adil-el-youssefi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cassavatechnologies.com\/adil-el-youssefi\/","title":{"rendered":"Adil El Youssefi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1621112969557{background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;negative_padding_fix&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1621120569532{padding-right: 5% !important;padding-left: 5% !important;}&#8221;]<div id=\"cz_99495\" class=\"cz_99495 cz_title clr cz_mobile_text_center cz_title_pos_inline wpb_animate_when_almost_visible fadeIn\"><div class=\"cz_title_content\"><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><p class=\"colored_sec_text\">Adil is the CEO of co-location (data centre) business for Cassava Technologies. His mission is to meet Africa\u2019s accelerating demand for data and digital infrastructure, a task he approaches with optimism and determination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"colored_sec_text\">Before taking on the CEO role for Africa Data Centres, Adil was the CEO of EAR &amp; WAR, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, based in Kenya. He joined the company in April 2017 as CEO of Liquid\u2019s operations in Kenya.<\/p>\n<p class=\"colored_sec_text\">Before Adil began his leadership journey at Liquid Intelligent Technologies, he served as the Managing Director of Airtel Kenya for three years. His 20 years of experience in senior management across Africa, Asia, and Europe, coupled with his expertise in developing markets, leadership, strategy, and operations, make him a formidable force in the industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"colored_sec_text\">Before joining Airtel, Adil had risen through the management ranks of global telecoms and media company Millicom. 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