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Introducing Orange Business Services’ new country manager for SA
Orange Business Services has appointed Yannick Decaux as country manager for South Africa and sales director for Sub-Saharan Africa. He will be based in Johannesburg and is charged with driving the next phase of the company’s growth strategy within the…
Ghana’s Bright Simons appointed to Microsoft Africa Board
Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday unveiled the 4Afrika Advisory Council, an external board of advisers tasked with guiding strategic investments undertaken by the Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative across the continent and ensuring 4Afrika is closely aligned to broad African development goals. His…
SA’s Mxit appoints CEO
South African mobile social network, Mxit, has appointed Francois Swart as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Swart stepped into the role of acting CEO in October 2012. Shareholder Paul Harris says, “Francois has been the de facto CEO for almost…
New appointments to AccessKenya Group Board
Dimension Data said today that it has made three new appointments to the AccessKenya Group Board of Directors. The new directors are Dimension Data Middle East & Africa CEO, Derek Wilcocks, Nick Reed, MD of Internet Solutions International, and Julian…
Huawei appoints new MD for Zambian operations
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has appointed Mr. Spawn Wen as the Managing Director for Huawei Zambia representative offices also responsible for business operations in Zimbabwe and Malawi. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Wen…
Cell C appoints new Chief Financial Officer
South African mobile operator Cell C announced today that the company’s Chief Strategy Officer, Robert Pasley has agreed to take up a combined position of Chief Financial and Strategy Officer of Cell C with immediate effect. A qualified Chartered Accountant…
MTN appoints Head of Mobile Financial Services
MTN Group announced today that MTN Cote d’Ivoire Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Sérigne Dioum, has been appointed Head of Mobile Financial Services, effective 1 September 2013. Dioum’s appointment comes as MTN renews its focus on value added services in line…
Citrix appoints new Vice President for MEA
Citrix announces the appointment of Johnny Karam as Vice President,Middle East and Africa (MEA). Karam brings extensive sales experience to Citrix and will be focused on driving awareness and adoption of mobile workstyles across MEA, as customers in the region…
Huawei appoints new Assistant Director for Southern Africa
Huawei, in a move to promote its localization strategy in the region, has appointed Deborah-Anne Strydom to the position of Assistant Director (in Charge) of the Contract Commercial and Fulfillment Department for the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) Region. She…
Aviat Networks Nigeria’s new technical marketing manager
Babatunde Hussain was recently appointed as the technical marketing manager for Aviat Networks in Nigeria, West Africa. He is headquartered out of Lagos, the largest city in Nigeria. Hussain possesses more than 12 years of experience in the telecommunications industry,…
AxizWorkgroup appoints new Executive
Ex-CEO of Westcon, Jacques Malherbe, has joined AxizWorkgroup in May as the Executive of Advanced Technologies. Advanced Technologies is a new division of AxizWorkgroup which focuses on the monitoring, early adoption and distribution of new technologies within the ICT market. As…
Dark Fibre Africa appoints Reshaad Sha as Chief Strategy Officer
In the pursuit of future growth and sustainability, Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) has begun to bolster its top management capabilities with the appointment of two senior executives. Reshaad Sha has been appointed as DFA’s Chief Strategy Officer whilst Brian Alwar…
Sony Mobile appoints new SA Channel Marketing Manager
Sony Mobile Communications has appointed Andrew Fraser as the new Channel Marketing Manager for South Africa. Formerly the Brand Manager for Sony South Africa, Fraser will succeed Aleksander Ristic, who will be leaving Sony Mobile SA for Europe to pursue…
Aviat Networks appoints a local technical marketing manager
Siphiwe Nelwamondo has recently been appointed as a Technical Marketing Manager with Aviat Networks, a leading global provider of microwave backhaul solutions. In this role, Nelwamondo is responsible for technical marketing and business development for the South Africa, East Africa…
Telkom appoints Head of Strategy
Telkom GCEO Sipho Maseko today announced the appointment of Dr Miriam Altman as Head of Strategy of Telkom Group with effect from 1 June 2013. Dr Altman will support the development and execution of Telkom’s strategy and will report directly…
Intel Capital boosts team with new director
Intel Capital, Intel’s global investment and M&A organisation, has boosted its investment team with the appointment of a new Investment Director, Tobi Oke, based in Lagos, Nigeria. Tobi will focus on investments in Sub-Saharan Africa. “We are pleased to welcome…
