INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS
Infobip elevates Mirza Bukva to Director of Operator Partnership for EMEA
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Infobip has announced the appointment of Mirza Bukva as Director of Operator Partnerships for Europe, Middle East, and Africa region. The leadership appointment is a strategic move for Infobip in further strengthening partnerships and innovation in EMEA.
Mirza is no stranger to the company and has garnered nearly a decade of experience at Infobip, during which he has held a number of leadership roles within the telecom partnerships department. His background includes serving as Head of Telecom Partnerships for Africa, where he successfully improved connectivity optimisation, monetised telecom products, and managed high- stakes partnerships.
Prior to joining Infobip, Mirza honed his expertise in sales and analytics, blending relationship-driven strategies with datadriven decision-making to deliver impactful business outcomes.
As Director of Operator Partnership for EMEA, Mirza will lead the development and execution of telecom partnership strategies across the region. His responsibilities include managing relationships with key operators, aligning Infobip’ s solutions with evolving market needs, and driving revenue growth. He aims to leverage his extensive experience to foster long-term collaborations that create sustainable value for both Infobip and its partners.
“ Infobip operates at the forefront of telecommunications innovation, enabling seamless communication for
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businesses worldwide. By prioritising strong relationships and aligning strategies with emerging industry trends like 5G infrastructure and fintech convergence, my goal will be to solidify Infobip’ s position as a trusted partner in the telecom ecosystem”, said Mirza Bukva, Director of Operator Partnerships for EMEA region at Infobip.
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Vertiv announces four new Africa regional directors to boost regional engagements
Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, announced a strategic restructuring of its operations across Africa to enhance and expand its market presence and customer engagement.
Under this new structure, the organisation streamlined its focus on Africa
Ehab El Hefnawy Zineb Kamri into four distinct regions, led by regional directors as follows:
• Northwest Africa: Zineb Kamri, based in Casablanca, Morocco.
• Northeast Africa: Ehab El Hefnawy, based in Cairo, Egypt.
• Central-Southern Africa: Gary Chomse, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, with regular operations from Lagos, Nigeria.
• Eastern Africa: Rohan Patil, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
The regional directors report directly to Vertiv’ s Managing Director for Africa, Wojtek Piorko, each with careers in roles and responsibilities in their years with the company, building a wealth of knowledge and experience across the African continent and beyond. The new assignments and strategic structuring enable Vertiv to
get closer to its partners and customers alike, foster deeper relationships and collaboration, and deploy components, products, training, and services for faster response times.
“ This strategic move positions Vertiv closer to its local customers, enabling a deeper understanding of their unique needs and a more effective response to local market dynamics within each region,” explains Piorko.“ It will also facilitate the strategic alignment of resource investments with market growth and customer expectations.”
Piorko adds,“ By enhancing our regional presence, Vertiv aims to support African businesses in their digital transformation journeys, providing them with access to experienced experts and a broad portfolio of power, cooling, IT management and services solutions to help accelerate the growth of compute in the region.”
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