Dandemutande appoints new CEO
Nyagura has over 18 years’ experience in the technology industry, gained locally and with the top ICT companies in the USA. He was previously the head of business for iWayAfrica and acting-regional manager for Africa Online, where he was responsible for strategy formulation and execution. This saw the transformation of iWayAfrica Zimbabwe from a consumer centric operator into one of Zimbabwe’s largest and most trusted corporate services provider.
He holds a BSc in Computer Information Systems and is currently pursuing an MBA with the University of Gloucestershire.
Chairman of the Board, Tunde Akerele, said: “Nhena is a phenomenal leader who brings passion, focus, innovation and a willingness to lead from the front. I look forward to working with Nhena, the rest of the Board and the management team, as he takes the business to the next level.”
Other senior management appointments include that of Never Ncube, who continues as the chief financial officer for Dandemutande. Never Ncube has 18 years’ of internal audit, financial reporting, financial management and treasury experience.
Previously with Innscor Africa in Zambia as finance manager, he returned to Zimbabwe in September 2012 to join Dandemutande as CFO. Ncube holds a Bachelor of Accountancy Honours Degree (UZ) and further qualifications in a Management Development Programme (Delta Mandel Training Centre), Part D CIS and MBA (Midlands State University).
Commenting, Nyagura said: “I am fortunate to have incredible depth and breadth of talent within the Dandemutande executive team. Our key resource is our people and together we will firmly establish our position as market leaders on the Zimbabwean ICT landscape.”
Dandemutande offers a wide portfolio of services across different technology platforms including fibre, satellite and wireless thereby meeting customer requirements for services beyond traditional connectivity. Managed services, cloud services from its carrier neutral data centre, VoIP and rural branch connectivity are all offered under a single service provider umbrella.
