Tayyibah Suliman
About Tayyibah
Tayyibah is a seasoned legal practitioner with 15 years of experience, managing complex technology, media, telecommunications, data protection, mergers and acquisitions matters for clients across multiple jurisdictions. She has engaged extensively with legal regulatory authorities across Africa and provided strategic public policy, compliance and risk advice to clients with an emphasis on providing strategic and pragmatic solutions.
Tayyibah joined CDH as a Candidate Attorney in January 2008, moving through the ranks to her appointment as Partner in April 2016. She subsequently supported Vodacom Group entities in various capacities since 2017 as a Consulting Legal Executive, including heading up the legal, regulatory, risk and compliance portfolio for Vodacom Business Africa since October 2019 and deputising for the Chief of Legal in Safaricom Ethiopia in 2022. In the course of 2019, she also fulfilled a commercial executive role for a UK start-up legal-tech insurance company, Nuvalaw UK Limited. She returned to CDH as a Sector Head for Technology & Communications.
Areas of expertise
Experience
Advising and supporting Vodacom Financial Services on the implementation of financial services products and platforms, including MPESA and Vodapay.
Advising and supporting Vodacom and its various subsidiaries on the implementation of renewable energy projects and associated financial service platforms.
Maintaining regulatory, compliance and public policy oversight across more than 47 territories.
Supporting and advising clients on the implementation of digital media platforms, advertising and the procurement of content.
Advising on multiple outsourcing and technology engagements for major banks in South Africa and the UK.
Managing the implementation of legal technology in the insurance industry for online mediation and arbitration
Advising on the negotiation and conclusion of large-scale telecommunications infrastructure arrangements for Safaricom Ethiopia.
Credentials
Education
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
- LLB, University of Johannesburg
- BCom, University of Johannesburg
- Oxford University Säid Business School Executive Leadership Programme
LANGUAGES
- English
