Managing retrenchments in tough economic times
New leadership appointments at Schneider Electric
The energy management and industrial automation firm bolsters its leadership team with the appointments of James Calmeyer and Devan Pillay for its Anglo African region.
Board shake-up at MTN
The mobile operator names Nosipho Molope and Noluthando Gosa as non-executive directors of the group, effective 1 April 2021.
College-industry partnership promotes ICT talent development
Huawei, SAPCO and the Department of Higher Education and Training strengthen their partnership to transform 33 TVET colleges into ICT academies.
Tshifhiwa Ramuthaga named group CIO of Barloworld
The 2014 Visionary CIO of the Year is promoted from the position of chief digital officer at Barloworld Automotive and Logistics.
Govt’s weak IT systems flagged for sluggish COVID-19 relief delivery
The auditor-general’s COVID-19 audit once again flags IT systems as among the top shortcomings in government efficiently delivering relief initiatives.
MTN’s Oliver Fortuin appointed Seacom group CEO
Oliver Fortuin takes over from Byron Clatterbuck, who has resigned and will be ending his eight-year tenure with the submarine cable operator.
Hylton Kallner appointed new Discovery Bank CEO
The digital-only bank appoints Hylton Kallner to replace Barry Hore, at a time the digital bank has completed its build and migration phase.
Rajiv Ramaswami appointed CEO of Nutanix
Succeeding Nutanix co-founder Dheeraj Pandey, Rajiv Ramaswami previously held senior executive roles at VMware, Broadcom, Cisco and Nortel.
New CEO, COO to lead Bridgestone Mobility Solutions
Jan-Maarten de Vries will take over as CEO of the business unit, while Michiel Wesseling will become COO when the current CEO leaves.
Information Regulator welcomes new member
President Cyril Ramaphosa appoints Alison Tilley as a part-time member of the Information Regulator.
MTN picks Telkom’s Molefe as new finance chief
Telkom’s current chief financial officer Tsholofelo Molefe is joining Pan-African telecoms group MTN in a similar role.
HP Inc appoints VP, MD for Africa
The company names Bradley Pulford as vice-president and managing director of HP Africa, effective 1 December.