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BCX CEO appointed to iamtheCODE board
On 10 January 2018, iamtheCODE, the first Africa-led global movement designed to mobilise governments, businesses and investors to support young women in STEAMD (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, and Design), through learning how to code, creative learning and problem solving…
Wikipedia co-founder joins worlds first blockchain based encyclopedia
Everipedia, the world’s first encyclopedia on the blockchain, has announced that Wikipedia co-founder, Dr. Larry Sanger has joined the company’s executive team as Chief Information Officer. Dr. Sanger joins as the Everipedia team aims to build a new open source…
Former Yahoo and Netflix executive joins South African startup board
On Wednesday 13 December 2017, South African startup, Xineoh, who developed a new type of machine learning recommendation engine, announced the appointment of ‘tech giant’, John Robison, to its board of directors. Robison is a senior executive leader with many…
Raja Moudgil named new Country Manager of Philips Lighting
On Tuesday 12 December 2017, Philips Lighting Southern Africa announced the appointment of Raja Moudgil as the new Country Manager Southern Africa. Raja Moudgil has been promoted to the position, after much success in his previous role as National Sales…
Isaac Mophathlane joins Crossfin board
It was announced on Monday, 11 December 2017 that Isaac Mophatlane, founder of BCX, has joined the Crossfin board as director. Mophatlane joins executive directors Dean Sparrow and Anton Gaylard, co-founders of Crossfin, as well as non-executive directors Neil Michelson…
Hitachi Vantara appoints new East Africa Regional Director
Hitachi Vantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd, has appointed Wycliffe Selebwa as East Africa Regional Director. As the Regional Director, Selebwa is tasked with working closely together with sales teams and other stakeholders to drive incremental revenue and…
Hidetoshi Kaneko appointed as new MD of Panasonic South Africa
Hidetoshi “Hide” Kaneko has recently been appointed as the Managing Director of Panasonic South Africa. As the former Vice President for Panasonic Corporation of North America, located in New Jersey, USA, this appointment draws on his considerable experience in logistics,…
Bytes Managed Solutions appoints new executive
Bytes Managed Solutions, part of JSE-listed Allied Electronics Corporation Limited (Altron), has expanded its expertise with the appointment of Glen Riffel as executive for Supply Chain. Riffel spent 10 years as Franchise Technical and Supply Chain Manager at the Coca-Cola…
Routed co-founder Malcolm Siegel appointed as ISPA director
On Wednesday 29 November 2017, cloud infrastructure providers, Routed, announced that its co-founder, Malcolm Siegel, has been appointed to the board of The Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA). He previously served as an ISPA member since 2011, in a role…
Djibril Diallo appointed VP Business Development at TransferTo
TransferTo, a Cross-Border Mobile Payments Network for emerging markets, has announced the appointment of Djibril Diallo as VP Business Development to head operations across West and Central Africa. The move comes as the company looks to ramp up its activity…
Rapelang Rabana to join BCX as Chief Digital Officer
BCX has revealed that it has appointed Rapelang Rabana as the Chief Digital Officer. Rapelang will fill, what the company calls, a pivotal role for the South African technology company as it seeks to further enable disruptive, innovative technology. Rapelang…
Samsung Electronics announces new leadership successors
Samsung Electronics announced its new leadership for the next phase of its growth. Presidents Kinam Kim, Hyunsuk (HS) Kim and Dongjin (DJ) Koh will succeed Vice Chairman Oh-Hyun Kwon, Presidents Boo-Keun Yoon and Jong-Kyun Shin, respectively, as heads of the…
In2IT Technologies appoints Andrew Hoseck as COO for South Africa
On Friday 10 November 2017 In2IT Technologies, a global technology services firm, recently announced the appointment of Andrew Hoseck as their Chief Operations Officer (COO) for South Africa. Hoseck joins the ICT provider with over 27 years’ technical and managerial…
Why Africa needs blockchain
Bitcoin may make headlines when its value crashes or climbs, but the blockchain technology behind the controversial cryptocurrency could help Africa overcome some of its biggest developmental challenges. Leishen Pillay, partner and Head of Technology, Media and Telecommunications at Hogan…
John Sanei becomes first South African to join Singularity University’s faculty
The Singularity University, a collection of some of the most innovative minds in the world, announced on Tuesday 31 October 2017 that South African, John Sanei has been invited to join Singularity University’s (SU’s) panel of global speakers. John, a business…
Qlik appoints David Murphy as Interim CEO
Qlik has announced that Lars Björk, CEO, has transitioned his responsibilities to David Murphy as interim CEO. David Murphy is the former President and COO of Blue Coat Systems and a current Qlik Board Member and Thoma Bravo Operating Partner. Qlik is…
