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Fundamo founder joins Nomanini’s advisory board
Fundamo founder, Hannes Van Rensburg has joined the advisory board of Nomanini, a South African-based, enterprise technology transactions platform provider, saying the company is well placed to be a market leader within a niche space. The company’s platform facilitates cash…
BlackBerry appoints new board member
BlackBerry Limited has appointed Wayne G. Wouters, PC, to the Company’s Board of Directors. Wouters will also serve as a member of the audit and risk management committee of the Board of Directors. “I am pleased to welcome Wayne Wouters…
NetApp reveals new head of South Africa and SADC Region
NetApp has revealed that Gary de Menezes has been appointed to head-up the NetApp team in South Africa. In addition to this, he will also lead the SADC region. An experienced leader who has over 28 years’ experience in the…
Lenovo appoints Marc Godin to lead Middle East & Africa region
Lenovo has appointed Marc Godin as Vice President and General Manager MEA to lead the company’s business in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, effective immediately. Marc succeeds Oliver Ebel who has moved to head up Lenovo’s smartphone business…
Orange appoints new leadership in Africa and Middle East
In agreement with its local partners, Orange has appointed the following CEOs for four of its subsidiaries in Africa and the Middle East: Eric Bouquillon has been appointed CEO of Orange Guinea, replacing Alassane Diene. Alassane Diene has been appointed…
Millicom names new EVP & CEO for Africa division
Millicom has announced the appointment of Cynthia Gordon as Executive Vice President and CEO of its Africa Division. Gordon will take up her role on 21 September 2015, according to the company. Millicom revealed that Gordon will be responsible for leading…
Dimension Data names new CEO for Middle East & Africa
In a move aimed at accelerating Dimension Data’s five-year strategy to double its revenues, the Group has revealed the appointment of Grant Bodley as CEO Middle East & Africa (MEA). Derek Wilcocks, current CEO of Dimension Data MEA, and Sean…
Nigeria: TruSpot hires first COO
TruSpot, an African music streaming service, has announced the appointment of Cynthia Tinuke Nwachukwu as Chief Operating Officer and its newest board member. Nwachukwu is a digital media guru who hails from Omo-Nna Productions where she serves as president. She…
TransUnion appoints new CEO
TransUnion, a provider of global information solutions for assessing and managing risk, has revealed the appointment of Derick De Vries as CEO of TransUnion Auto Information Solutions. According to the company, De Vries has also been appointed Senior Vice President of…
Obama to attend Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya
United States President Barack Obama is set to visit Kenya in order to attend the upcoming 6th Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES). MultiChoice Africa will cover US President Barack Obama’s visit to Kenya from 24-26 July via a dedicated channels on DStv…
Exclusive: African inventor tackles visual impairment with ThinkAndZoom
Wearable technology is all the rage in the technology scene. These devices can track your movement, monitor your heart rate and even suggest how much exercise you need on a daily basis. Wearables come in many forms, including devices like…
MTN Group appoints new CEO for South African operation
The MTN Group has announced the appointment of Mteto Nyati as MTN SA CEO, effective 13 July 2015. He succeeds Ahmad Farroukh, who resigned earlier this month. A seasoned ICT executive and business leader, Nyati joined MTN as Group Chief Enterprise Officer…
Acer Africa appoints new country manager
Acer Africa has revealed the appointment of Paul Collins as the new Acer Africa Country Manager. Paul previously held the position of Commercial Channel Manager within the business and in his new role as Country Manager, Collins will focus on…
MTN Rwanda gets new CEO
Gunter Engling joins MTN Rwanda as the new CEO taking it on from Ebenezer Asante who has been CEO for the past two years. Asante will go to Ghana operating as the new CEO MTN Ghana. “I am honoured to…
Tigo Rwanda appoints new leader
Tigo Rwanda has revealed the appointment of Chantal Umutoni Kagame as its new Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Deputy-CEO) in Rwanda. She will take up the role in June 2015. According to Tigo Rwanda, Chantal is an experienced Telecom professional with…
Twitter CEO steps down
According to a report by the BBC, Twitter CEO, Dick Costolo has announced that he will be step down. The 51-year-old stated that he’ll no longer be Twitter’s chief executive as of July 2015. The social media platform has evolved…
