Julian Adkins was appointed as CFO for Millicom Africa in February 2017. In his role, he oversees financial planning and strategy and also ensures cost efficiency programs are implemented across the operations of Millicom in Africa. Prior to becoming CFO, Julian was Head of Group Financial Planning and Accounting for just over two years.
Before joining Millicom Julian spent six years at Cable & Wireless, holding various finance roles in group and operations whilst the business underwent its transformation. Julian also worked for building materials and chemical multinational companies handling treasury and financial control.
Julian is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT). He holds a degree from Nottingham University.
At RAG London 2018 Julian will give a talk about how to manage risk when operating in emerging markets.