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Women in Tech Profile: PaySpace MD, Sandra Crous
Women have fundamentally been at the back-burner of hard and soft skills within the workspace and not highlighting their strengths, especially when it comes to technology. In celebration of South Africa’s Women’s Month, IT News Africa will profile Women in…
SABC Acting COO and GE: Technology resigns
On 12 August 2019, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) announced the resignation of its Acting Chief Operations Officer (COO) and Group Executive: Technology, Dr Craig van Rooyen. Dr van Rooyen cited personal and family reasons as his reasons for…
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5 things to know about Cell C’s new CEO
Months after Jose Dos Santos stepped down as the Chief Executive Officer of Cell C, the company has appointed Douglas Craigie Stevenson as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Stevenson was appointed as interim CEO in March this year. Craigie Stevenson…
JUMO appoints regional CEOs
Tech company, JUMO has appointed Buhle Goslar and Ashish Desai as Africa CEO and India CEO respectively. The appointments come as part of a new organisational structure to support JUMO’s expansion into new markets in Africa and Asia. Goslar, who…
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated appoints Group Consumer Banking Head
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, the Lomé-based parent company of the Ecobank Group, has announced the appointment of Nana Araba Abban as Group Consumer Banking Head with immediate effect. Nana will be a member of the Group Executive Committee and report directly…
President and CEO of Telia Company AB to step down in 2020
On 4 August 2019, Johan Dennelind, President and CEO of Swedish telephone company and mobile network operator Telia Company AB, informed the company’s Board of Directors that he will be leaving the company and has submitted his resignation letter in…
MultiChoice Africa appoints new Head of Corporate Affairs
On August 1 2019, MutliChoice announced the appointment of Reatile Tekateka as the new Executive Head of Corporate Affairs for MultiChoice Africa Holdings B.V. Tekateka will report to Hennie Visser, CEO of MultiChoice Africa. According to a statement from MultiChoice,…
Mercer South Africa appoints new CEO
On 1 August 2019 Mercer, a global consulting company in the field of health advancements, careers and health, announced the appointment of Tamara Parker as CEO, South Africa. “Tamara brings a wealth of consulting experience and has established herself as…
MTN Nigeria appoints new board chairman
Network provider, MTN Nigeria, announced on Thursday, 25 July 2019, that Ernest Ndukwe has been appointed Chairman of the board. Ndukwe, a former Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has since been called ‘Mr. Telecoms’ because…
SUSE appoints first female CEO
On Tuesday, 23 July 2019, Melissa Di Donato is named Chief Executive officer of SUSE, effective 5 August 2019. This move is said to herald the next phase of growth and momentum for the independent open-source software company. Di Donato…
iBASIS appoints new Chief Operating Officer
iBASIS, a communications solutions provider based in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA, recently announced the appointment of JC Geha as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Geha was previously the Senior Vice President, Head of International Technology and Services for Deutsche…
Dazzl appoints APO Group CEO to company board
On 23 July 2019 Dazzl, a live multi-camera video solutions company, announced the appointment of APO Group CEO Lionel Reina to the company board. This appointment highlights Dazzl’s plans to increase its growth and gain more international recognition. Dazzl launched…
MTN Group appoints new Investor Relations executive
On 22 July 2019, MTN Group announced the appointment of Thato Motlanthe to the position of Executive for Investor Relations. Motlanthe will begin his new role at MTN on 1 September 2019. Motlanthe is preceded by Nik Kershaw who left…
BMW announces new Chairman of the Board of Management
On 18 July 2019, Oliver Zipse was announced as the new Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG. This appointment is the result of a decision made by BMW’s Supervisory Board during a meeting in Spartanburg, South Carolina,…
MTN appoints former Vodafone CEO
On Thursday, 18 July 2019, MTN Group announced the appointment of Yolanda Cuba as new Group Chief Digital and Fintech Officer. She joins MTN Group from Vodacom, where she served as Chief Officer of Strategy and M&A. Prior to her…
Dimension Data appoints new Middle East and African executive team
Dimension Data, has announced its newly appointed executive leadership team. This announcement comes after the IT company plans to reorganise for growth. On Monday, 1 July 2019, the company’s parent NTT Group announced the formation of NTT as a global…
