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South Africa still can’t fill ICT skills gaps
South Africa’s specialised ICT skills gap persists, despite competitive salaries and efforts to build a skills pipeline, according to speakers at the Digital Skills Summit, co-hosted by the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) at Leaderex 2019 in…
Meet Checkpoint’s new Regional Director for Africa
In August Check Point announced the appointment of Pankaj Bhula as the new Regional Director for Africa. With over 25 years’ experience in the IT sector, Bhula is tasked with the responsibility of driving Check Point’s market share and business…
Seliro appoints new CEO
Seliro, a software solutions and development company, announced the appointment of Kajsa Arvidsson as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Group on 2 September 2019. Prior to joining Seliro, Arvidsson was in charge of Marketing and Communication for Europe…
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Nexans appoints new Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa
On 2 September 2019, Nexans, a cable and optical fibre company, announced the appointment of Arafat Yousef as the new Managing Director of the LAN Systems Business Unit in the Middle East and Africa (MEA). In this new role, Arafat…
Mastercard Foundation to bring 3 million employment opportunities to Ghana
The Mastercard Foundation – founded in 2006 by global financial services company, Mastercard – announced the launch of a new initiative set to begin in Ghana aims to enable three million young people to access ‘dignified and fulfilling’ work by…
Women in Tech Profile: Christelle van de Merwe, Global Director of Customer Operations at Mimecast
As we close off Women’s Month we continue celebrating women who have been inspiring the next generation of young girls and women by leading the way in careers in technology, paving the way around youth empowerment and focused on gender…
WASPA appoints new Communications Chief
On 29 August 2019 WASPA, an industry for South African companies in the mobile services industry, announced the appointment of Sipho Bengu as a new Board member in charge of the Communications and Membership portfolio. Bengu was elected to the…
Hexatronic announces changes to its Executive Management team
On 27 August 2019, fibre communications group Hexatronic Group AB announced a number of changes to its Executive Management team. “As a natural part of a succession process, and to lay a better foundation for further expansion, the following changes…
Cloud networking company GTT announces departure of CFO
On 27 August 2019, cloud networking company GTT Communications announced the departure of its Chief Financial Officer, Mike Sicoli. Sicoli is set to part ways with the company on 30 September 2019 after accepting a more senior role at a…
INTERVIEW: Kaspersky Chief Business Officer on transforming the cybersecurity industry
Chief Business Officer of Kaspersky Lab, Alexander Moiseev has been a part of the Kaspersky family since 2006. According to the company, he is also one of the driving forces behind Kaspersky’s technology and innovation investments in transportation systems cybersecurity.…
Ericsson announces changes to the Executive Team
Ericsson has announced changes to the Executive Team. Fadi Pharaon has been appointed as Senior Vice President and Head of Market Area Middle East & Africa at Ericsson and member of Ericsson’s Executive Team, reporting to the CEO effective September…
Women in Tech Profile: Michelle Bisset, VP, Customer Success at Sage Africa and Middle East
Michelle Bisset is the Vice President of Customer Success at Sage Africa & Middle East. She leads product support and retention teams across the region. Bisset is also a coach to aspiring women leaders, particularly in the Not for Profit…
Nokia appoints new Chief Strategy Officer
Global technology company, Nokia announced the appointment of Gabriela Styf Sjöman on Thursday, 22 August 2019 to Chief Strategy Officer and member of the Group Leadership team, effective December 1, 2019. Sjöman succeeds Kathrin Buvac as Chief Strategy Officer, who…
Women in Tech Profile: Carina Engelbrecht, Solutions Consultant at Itec SA
In this segment of Women in Tech we feature Carina Engelbrecht, a Solutions Consultant at Itec SA who believes that being a female can be a huge advantage in the sales industry. The 39-year-old is a trailblazer and changing perceptions…
Disney hires former Sky CMO for the company’s new streaming platform
Disney recently hired Luke Bradley-Jones, former Sky CMO, to run Disney+, the company’s new subscription streaming service. Bradley-Jones will assume the role of Senior Vice-President of Direct-to-Consumer and General Manager of Disney+ in Africa and Europe. Bradley-Jones will be based…
Women in Tech Profile: Phindi Mazibuko, Director of Service Delivery in MEA at Mimecast
It’s still Women’s Month and we continue to celebrate women breaking the glass ceiling in technology. These are Women in Tech who persistently empower other women and dominate the industry. For the second segment, we bring you Siphindokuhle (Phindi) Mazibuko,…
