South Africa-based submarine cable operator Seacom has announced a shake-up of its senior management team just a week after revealing that company founder Brian Herlihy would return as CEO.
Seacom said the changes will “enhance synergies” between…
South Africa-based submarine cable operator Seacom has announced a shake-up of its senior management team just a week after revealing that company founder Brian Herlihy would return as CEO.
Seacom said the changes will “enhance synergies” between regions and functions within the business, and position it to enter new markets in Africa.
The shake-up will see Suveer Ramdhani head up a new business development group, which will focus on strategic growth in new markets and identify potential investments and M&A targets. Previously head of product strategy, Ramdhani is a founding member of the Seacom leadership team with a wealth of experience in building businesses in the region, the company said.
Former acting CEO of South African Airways, Chris Smyth, who joined Seacom as CFO last October, will lead the finance function.
Meanwhile, the product and service development division will be absorbed into sales and marketing to create “one market-facing team”, led by CCO Byron Clatterbuck.
Other key changes of the restructuring will see Willem Marais be promoted to head of sales, Robert Marston to global head of product, and Nicola Haynes-Smart to head of business operations.
Herlihy, who succeeds Mark Simpson as CEO, said the company has a strong platform for growth.
“Our new management structure positions us perfectly to expand our revenues and share of ICT spending in our core markets in the years to come.”
Herlihy raised the venture capital to found Seacom in 2007 and was its first CEO.
Seacom operates a 17,000km subsea cable network. Most of its fibre skirts the African continent, but it also has branches which connect to Europe, the Middle East and India.
