EMC Southern Africa has appointed Charlene George as consulting sales director of its global services division.
George says in her new role she will be responsible for developing client relationships throughout Southern Africa.
Her focus is on providing strategic guidance and project leadership to federal customers addressing their goals of transformation, consolidation and efficiency, she adds.
She says her immediate plan is to market the global services brand across all industries so that EMC global services are easily recognised and it is no longer viewed as a traditional 'storage' provider.
EMC global services is a mature and well-known part of the business in other geographies but not in SA where EMC is still seen as a traditional 'storage' vendor, says George.
"By engaging with customers and providing valuable guidance in providing IT-as-a-service and predictive analytics at a strategic level, I am planning to grow the EMC global services market share in SA."
Her long-term goal is to be a part of the business and IT transformation the country is going through and to be a positive influence and leader contributing to the success of EMC and South Africa.
"I would like to be a good role model for younger girls who are interested in going into the IT industry and encourage the study of maths and science."
Formerly regional sales manager for Oracle financial services consulting, George has 17 years' experience in the financial services and IT industries. She has also worked for Cisco Systems and IBM.
She has an MBA from Henley Business School and an advanced Diploma in Marketing from the Institute of Banking.
*Correction: We originally published an incorrect photo with this article. We apologise for the error.
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