1. Robert William Collymore was a Guyanese-born Kenyan businessman who served as the chief executive officer at Safaricom, a multi-national telecommunications company based in Kenya.
11 Facts About Bob Collymore
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Bob Collymore was born in Guyana and raised by his grandparents there.
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From 1993, Bob Collymore worked in various positions in the telecommunications industry in the UK, including work for Cellnet, Dixons Retail and Vodafone UK.
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Bob Collymore married his third wife, Wambui Kamiru, an artist, on 1 April 2016 in an invitation-only wedding at an upmarket residence in Kitisuru, Nairobi.
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Bob Collymore met Kamiru in Nairobi during a fundraiser for survivors of the Loreto Convent Msongari school bus crash that occurred in July 2011.
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Bob Collymore was part of the event in her capacity as an alumnus and Collymore was there representing Safaricom Foundation with fundraising.
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Bob Collymore had two children during his second marriage, and became stepfather to his wife's children from her first marriage to Joseph Kinyua.
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Bob Collymore travelled to the United Kingdom in October 2017 to receive treatment for acute myeloid leukemia.
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Bob Collymore returned to Kenya in July 2018 to resume his duties as CEO of Safaricom while undergoing treatment.
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Bob Collymore died at his home on the morning of 1 July 2019.
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Bob Collymore was in 2012 awarded a Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear.