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Internet Solutions appoints new Managing Executive
Internet Solutions (IS) recently announced that it had appointed Dr Setumo Mohapi as Managing Executive. Dr Mohapi will replace Saki Missaikos who has been appointed as Chief Strategy and Go-to-Market executive for Dimension Data. Mohapi is said to be a…
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Naspers appoints new CEO
On 3 July 2019 Naspers, a global internet group, announced the appointment of Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa to the global Naspers management team in the position of CEO, South Africa. Mahanyele-Dabengwa will report directly to Bob van Dijk, Group CEO of Naspers.…
4 Africa Exchange appoints interim CEO
4 Africa Exchange (4AX), has announced that Fay Mukaddam has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The CEO of RainFin Sean Emery will take over as interim CEO of 4AX. Mukaddam is still involved with the company as an…
Bob Collymore, CEO Safaricom passes away
On Monday, 1 July 2019, it was announced that Bob Collymore, CEO of Kenyan mobile network provider — Safaricom, has passed away. Collymore died during the early hours of Monday morning after a two-year long battle with cancer. He was…
3 young women engineers make a difference in their communities
Norconsult Iyanda is a black woman-owned electrical engineering company that provides knowledge and expertise in design and project management for electrical engineering projects. Three young women who are employees of Norconsult Iyanda have been honoured by the company. These young…
Singapore-based payment company, Thunes appoints new CFO
Thunes, a business-to-business global payments platform that is targeted at emerging markets announced that KB Teo will be the new Chief Financial Officer. Teo enters the job with vast knowledge he has gathered over the past 25 years in the…
Luis Ortega joins Pagero Gulf as Managing Director for Middle East and Africa
Pagero Group has appointed Luis Ortega as Managing Director for its Middle East and Africa operations, in a bid to best assist the company with its growing operations in the region. With 25 years of experience in the engineering, consulting…
Raghu Malhotra appointed to U.S. President’s Advisory Council
Raghu Malhotra, President of Mastercard Middle East and Africa, has been appointed to the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA). The PAC-DBIA is an important forum for dialogue between the U.S. public and private sector and…
TymeBank CEO resigns
TymeBank CEO Sandile Shabala is stepping down from the position, according to a statement issued by the company on Tuesday, 25 June 2019. Shabalala held the CEO position for almost 3 years. TymeBank is South Africa’s first fully digital bank…
Jobberman.com Nigeria appoints a new CEO
On 20 June 2019, Jobberman.com Nigeria named Hilda Kabushenga Kragha as the new CEO of the digital jobs and careers platform. She joined the business on 10 June 2019 responsible for the growth and operations of the company. Kragha was…
Visa’s Andrew Torre reappointed to the President’s Advisory Council
Visa’s Andrew Torre, Regional President for Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa has been reappointed to the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa. The Advisory Council is a United States private sector council which, through the…
Nokia appoints new Chief Legal Officer and President of Technologies
On Wednesday, 19 June 2019, Nokia announced that Nassib Abou-Khalil has been appointed the Chief Legal Officer while Jenni Lukander takes up the position of President of Nokia Technologies. Both will report to Nokia President and Chief Executive Officer, Rajeev…
Jaime Morais appointed as Angola’s Country Leader for General Electric
Jaime Morais has been appointed by General Electric as the Country Leader for the company in Angola. In addition to this new position, Jaime is also GE Africa’s Government Affairs Leader for Central and Francophone Africa. In this new role,…
Orange Business Services appoints new Vice President Middle East and Africa
Orange Business Services has announced the appointment of Sahem Azzam as Vice President Middle East and Africa. He is based in the regional headquarters at Dubai Silicon Oasis in the United Arab Emirates. Sahem brings over 15 years of experience…
Hitachi Vantara appoints Regional Director for East and West Africa
Hitachi Vantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, has appointed JP Smith as Regional Director for East and West Africa. As Regional Director, Smith is tasked with creating a high-performance culture within Hitachi Vantara’s local sales organisation and driving success…
EOH announces board appointment
EOH has announced a new board and appointed Dr Xolani Mkhwanazi as Chairman of the Board. Dr Mkhwanazi was Chairman of BHP Billiton in South Africa from 2008 to 2015 and previously President and Chief Operations Officer of South Africa…
