Google's new country director for South Africa. Kabelo Makwane will take up his role early in the new year.
He joins oins Google from Vodacom Business, where he currently serves as managing executive for Cloud, Hosting, and Security.The tech giant announced the appointment of Makwane today, where he will take up his new role early in the new year. At the moment, Makwane“Prior to Vodacom, he was Managing Director for the Africa Global Unit at Accenture Operations, and also held the role of Managing Director for Cloud and Technology Consulting.
“Google is an impactful, AI-first company whose innovative products and services continue to accelerate personal and economic development in Africa. I’m excited to join the team in South Africa and to help more people and businesses get more out of AI, the internet, and technology in general,” added Makwane.
Along with AI, in his new role, Makwane will also look to push the agenda of digital transformation for Google not only in South Africa, but other parts of the African continent too. “With digital transformation accelerating across the continent, we are poised to leverage the power of AI to deliver innovative solutions that enable our users, partners and advertisers to thrive in this dynamic era. We’re thrilled to have Kabelo join our leadership team,” enthused MD of Google Africa, Alex Okosi.Editor of Hypertext. Covers smartphones, IoT, 5G, cloud computing and a few things in between.
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