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Ugandan appointed DG of International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
Patrick Masambu, a Uganda citizen and former chairman of the Council of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) (CTO.int) has been elected director-general of the US-based International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) (ITSO.int). Mr Masambu was the only Commonwealth candidate for the…
GetBucks snaps up former Barclays digital chief
GetBucks  has appointed  Evans Munyuki as the company’s new Chief Digital and Information Officer.  GetBucks is a subsidiary of Frankfurt-listed FinTech company, MyBucks S.A. Prior to taking up the position, Munyuki was the Head of Digital for Barclays Africa Business Bank.…
Deloitte Digital appoints new Digital Transformation Practice Leader
Deloitte Digital Africa is delighted to announce the appointment of Gareth Rees as the leader of the firm’s Digital Transformation practice. A specialist in rapidly bringing new products or services to market, Rees adds to the firm’s leadership team a…
GBI appoints two Vice Presidents – Sales
GBI, a global cloud and managed services provider that owns and operates a multilayer carrier neutral network connecting the world to the Middle East, has announced two strategic Vice President appointments – Whitney Myrus, VP – Sales, to be based…
Nikki Popoola joins WIOCC as Sales Director
Highly-experienced senior telecoms professional Nikki Popoola has joined WIOCC as Director – Sales, where she will be helping international carriers procure simple solutions to their complex connectivity challenges into and within Africa. Commenting on the latest addition to the WIOCC…
Kenya: Safaricom hires Equity Bank payment chief
According to a report via TelecomPaper, Safaricom Kenya has hired former Equity Bank Group director of payments, Ronald Webb. According to the report, Webb will head Safaricom’s M-Pesa unit, stepping up the mobile money rivalry between the two companies. Webb…
NetApp appoints new Senior Vice President for EMEA
Alexander Wallner has been named NetApp Senior Vice President and General Manager EMEA, a position currently held by Manfred Reitner who will retire at the end of Q1 after nearly 20 years at the company. Wallner joined NetApp in 1999…
South African student wins big at Google Science Fair
A 16-year-old South African has won the coveted Google Science Fair Community Impact Award, in the hotly-contested Africa and Middle East region. Kiara Nirghin, from Johannesburg, is now in the running to become one of 16 Global Finalists, who will…
Dotadvisors reveals appointment of Dr. Olaf Nielinger
Dotadvisors has announced that Dr. Olaf Nielinger has joined the firm as a partner for Strategy, Regulation, Wholesale, B2B and Commercial. Dotadvisors’ success is based on the power of knowledge and from using the possibilities of digital technology. The firm…
South Africa: UJ’s Prof Bheki Twala wins prestigious research award
The University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Prof Bheki Twala has received the prestigious annual TW Kambule-NSTF Award. Prof Bheki Twala received the award for his work in building on diverse expertise in making decisions given incomplete information, as well as utilising…
Veeam Appoints new COO and CEO
Veeam Software, the innovative provider of solutions that deliver Availability for the Always-On Enterprise, has announced that it has appointed Peter C. McKay, most recently Senior Vice President and General Manager, Americas with VMware, as its President and Chief Operating…
Nigeria: MTN appoints new CFO
MTN Nigeria has appointed Adekunle Awobodu as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). According to the company, Awobodu will take over from Ferdi Moolman, who was appointed as CEO of the company in December 2015. MTN revealed that Awobodu will serve as…
Bitcoin Foundation names new executive director
The Bitcoin Foundation has revealed the appointment of Llew Claasen as Executive Director, effective July 1 2016. Llew brings many years of international tech experience and project management skills. He was elected by a board of directors vote on June 14…
MTN names Vodafone exec as new CEO after Nigeria fine resolution
MTN has named Netherland-based Vodafone executive Rob Shuter as its new CEO. The company revealed, in a media statement, that Shuter is expected to return to South Africa to take up the role no later than 01 July 2017. The…
Jumia Kenya names new Managing Director
Jumia has named Sam Chappatte as Managing Director for its Kenyan operations. Prior to his appointment, Sam was managing Jumia’s New Countries, overseeing operations in six countries; Ghana, Uganda, Cameroon, Tanzania, Senegal and Algeria. He replaces Parinaz Firozi who is leaving…
IT News Africa’s Abe Wakama joins Seedstars panel
IT News Africa’s Founder & Managing Director, Abe Wakama, has been selected as one of the judges at this year’s Soweto leg of the Seedstars World Challenge. Seedstars World promotes, connects and invests up to $1.5m in emerging markets through its…
