Sea Monster makes a splash

Animation, gaming and AR/VR company Sea Monster has announced the conclusion of a $1-million investment from FirstRand’s Vumela Fund, managed by leading SME Venture Fund Manager Edge Growth. When Glenn Gillis and Wynand “Munki” Groenewald started the...

SAP names Claudio Muruzabal regional president: EMEA South

SAP has appointed Claudio Muruzabal as the new president for SAP’s EMEA south region that comprises Southern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Muruzabal replaces Steve Tzikakis who is leaving SAP to pursue a leadership opportunity outside of the company. With...

Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh is new IBM GM

IBM has announced the appointment of Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh as GM for IBM North, East and West Africa. She succeeds Tejas Mehta, who will be moving back to US taking up a new role at IBM. Kyerematen-Jimoh will be responsible for IBM’s business in North, East...

Futuregrowth invests in SweepSouth

Futuregrowth added to its growing venture capital portfolio of innovative, early-stage growth companies in June when it invested in SweepSouth, a disruptive online platform for booking, managing and paying for home cleaning, and now a variety of other services. The...

DVT appoints Jason Bramsden as UK MD

Software development and technology services company DVT has appointed Jason Bramsden as MD of its UK operation. Bramsden joins DVT from SQLI, a large European services provider. During his time with SQLI, Bramsden ran the UK, Ireland and South African operations...

Ecobank Transnational appoints Alain Nkontchou as chairman

Ecobank has appointed Cameronian Alain Nkontchou, an independent non-executive director since 2015, as board chairman of its holding company, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), with effect from 30 June 2020. In accordance with ETI’s Articles of...