Ursula M. Burns

Ursula Burns joined the Board of Directors of IHS Holding Limited as an Independent Non-Executive Director in July 2020. Ms. Burns was the Chairman of the Board of Xerox Corporation from 2010 to 2017 and Chief Executive Officer from 2009 to 2016, after having been appointed President in 2007. During Ms. Burns’ tenure as Chief Executive Officer, she helped the company transform from a global leader in document technology to the world’s most diversified business services company serving enterprises and governments of all sizes. Shortly after being named CEO in 2009, she spearheaded the largest acquisition in Xerox history, the $6.4 billion purchase of Affiliated Computer Services.

Following her retirement from Xerox, Ms. Burns was appointed as Chairman of VEON, Ltd. in 2017 and became Chairman and CEO in December 2018 until June 2020.

Ms. Burns is a member of the Uber Technologies, Inc., Teneo Holdings LLC and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., amongst others, and provides leadership counsel to several community, educational and non-profit organizations.

From 2022 to 2024, Ms. Burns served on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Advisory Council on Supply Chain Competitiveness as Vice Chair. Ms. Burns also has 35 years of experience with Xerox, joining the organization as a mechanical engineer before moving into management, where she served in a number of strategic roles across the company, including as CEO from 2009 to 2016 and as Chair from 2010 to 2017.

Ms. Burns holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Polytechnic Institute of New York University. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Academy of Engineering and the G7 Gender Equity Advisory Council.