Charles Murito is the Regional Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Sub-Saharan Africa, at Google. He joined Google from his role as Acting MD & Chief Commercial Officer, Programming at Wananchi Group (Zuku) and previously held positions as Director, Business Development & Strategy, Middle East & Africa for Turner Broadcasting Ltd. Based in London, he was responsible for developing and articulating the business development strategy of the company in Africa and the Middle East. Prior to Turner Broadcasting, Charles also spent time working for Warner Bros. in the US & UK as well as MTV Networks Africa. He holds an MBA from Cass Business School, London, UK.
South Africa’s Competition Commission has proposed a range of remedies that could reshape how digital platforms and publishers operate. In this op-ed, Charles Murito, Google’s Regional Director for Government Affairs and Public Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa, responds to the Commission’s recommendations and warns of what he sees as unintended consequences for publishers, users, and the […]