Cisco has appointed David Mphelo as executive director: public sector, responsible for setting the company’s strategy in this market segment and driving its implementation.
In his new role, Mphelo will ensure that Cisco has an in-depth understanding of government’s needs and that the company is aligned with South Africa’s key priority areas. He believes by enhancing this understanding the company can help government achieve its long-term objectives and make a fundamental positive impact in the lives of all citizens.
“Our society is changing as we are becoming a connected, on-demand, self-service culture,” Mphelo says.
“Keeping people engaged, productive, and prosperous requires leadership and a practical vision. Cisco provides the design, implementation, optimisation, and support services the public sector needs to connect people, create public value, and harness the power of many voices across the network.
“We are applying our expertise and experience with the world’s largest, most sophisticated networks to help the public sector reach new levels of efficiency, productivity, and success,” he continues.
“Within the public sector arena, Cisco’s value is in its full understanding of government’s needs, be it for education, healthcare, defence or transportation, and providing support that would assist government in reaching its national goals. In this way, Cisco’s public sector department is geared to make an impact on the national agenda, communities, individuals and business.”
Mphelo’s IT career spans across multiple industries including banking, mining, government, telecommunications, FMCG, security, retail and petroleum. He has held various roles in these sectors including software development, systems engineering and architecture, business analysis, project management, account management and business development at companies such as HP, Microsoft, Unisys and Avanade.
Mphelo holds a BSc. Comp Sc. from the University of the North, a BSc. (Hons) Comp Sc. from WITS and has completed the Harvard Business School’s Senior Executive Programme.