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Leadership Shake-Up Announced at Paratus
Telecommunications firm Paratus Group announced on Tuesday a shake-up of its leadership with Group CEO Barney Harmse now taking up the position of Executive Chairman of Paratus Group and Group COO Schalk Erasmus will be taking over from Harmse as…
Telkom Appoints Former Samsung Africa CEO to Board
Telkom, a semi-private South African telecommunications provider, has appointed Sung Hyuck Yoon, a former Samsung Africa CEO, to join its board as a non-executive director. Yoon who offers unique executive experience across three continents, including 16 years in the US…
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Ubongo Appoints Mwasi Wilmore as New CEO
Mwasi Wilmore joins Ubongo, a social enterprise in Tanzania focused on creating edutainment and educational children’s television series in Africa, as the new CEO. Wilmore has worked with Fortune 100 companies like Citibank, Wachovia, and Bank of America both in…
Altron Appoints New Acting CEO
Altron, the JSE-listed technology company, has announced the appointment of Stewart van Graan as new executive chairman and acting CEO effective 1 July 2022. In January, Altron announced that CEO Mteto Nyati will step down from his role as of…
Nutanix Appoints New CFO
Nutanix, a leader in hybrid multi-cloud computing, today announced the appointment of Rukmini Sivaraman as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective May 1, 2022. Sivaraman will succeed Duston Williams, who is leaving to become CFO of a pre-IPO company in a…
Kenya’s Lipa Later Scores AliExpress Co-Founder as New CTO
Lipa Later, a first-of-its-kind buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) company operating in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Nigeria, has appointed Tom Gong as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Gong’s previous experience includes being the co-founder of massive China-based retail service AliExpress, and former…
South Africa’s Absa Bank Appoints New CEO
South Africa’s Absa Bank Group has appointed Arrie Rautenbach as its new CEO effective immediately. Rautenbach had currently been serving as Absa’s head of retail and business banking and will now be leaping to the head of the banking group,…
MTN Group Appoints New COO for its Nigerian Arm
Africa’s largest telecom, SA-based MTN Group has announced three new senior leadership appointments in its Nigerian, Iranian and Sudanese businesses all effective as of 1 April 2022. All three appointments were internal candidates, MTN says. MTN Nigeria’s New COO Following…
HPE South Africa Announces Two New Leadership Appointments
On Friday, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) South Africa, a multinational technology company, announced two new appointments to the country’s leadership team. Michael Langeveld is appointed as Chief Technology Officer, and Celeste Le Grange assumes the position of Head of Channel,…
Why Business Leaders Should Opt for Building Talent Instead of Hiring It
The perception of the workplace has changed drastically since 2020. The business world witnessed the rising popularity of remote work and the Great Resignation wave that came in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis, shaking numerous businesses globally. The Tech…
New Bitcoin SV Ambassadors Appointed for East & West Africa
The Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision (BSV) blockchain’s – the original Bitcoin blockchain created in 2018 – Switzerland-based organisation has appointed two new BSV Ambassadors as part of its global ambassador programme. Mohammed Ibrahim Jega and Geoffrey Weli-Wosu have both been appointed…
Ukheshe Technologies Appoints New CIO
Johannesburg-headquartered pan-African fintech enablement partner, Ukheshe Technologies, has announced the appointment of Darryn Botha as its Chief Information Officer (CIO). Botha’s role will include overseeing data security, maintaining a stable IT infrastructure, while enabling Ukheshe’s business strategy and improving its…
Cisco South Africa Appoints New General Manager
US-based multi-tech corporation Cisco has announced the appointment of Smangele Nkosi as its General Manager for its South African operations. As general manager, Nkosi’s focus is, according to Cisco, on leveraging the company’s technology leadership to support the country’s innovation,…
Kenya: Nokia appoints Pius Ang’asa as Country Manager
Nokia has appointed Pius Ang’asa as Country Manager for Kenya. He will be the primary interface with local authorities and government and be responsible for establishing and leading the Country Sales Committee (CSC) to foster Nokia’s business in the country…
4Sight to broaden African network
4Sight Holdings has announced that it is expanding its regional office in Windhoek to make its full range of technology offerings available to the Namibian market. 4Sight is a leading developer and implementer of technology solutions based on the Fourth…
New CEO takes the helm at BBD
Kevin Staples will take over as Group CEO of BBD as of 1 March 2022. Announcing the move, Peter Searle, CEO of BBD Holding (Pty) Ltd, explained that he has made the decision to retire from the role to focus…
