Barry Dwolatzky Optimizing - Leading Africa's Digital Future

#4  S2:Ep4 - In Conversation with Mark Harris

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Mark Harris is one of the most respected leaders in the South African digital sector. He entered the sector in 1981 as an engineer at IBM. He remained with IBM for over 30 years rising through the ranks to become Head of IBM SA and then Vice President of business development for the Middle East and Africa region. In 2013 he left IBM to become CEO of Kagiso Media. In 2019 he joined Altron Nexus as its CEO.

Over the years Mark has nurtured and mentored many young South Africans, some of whom have gone on to fill top leadership positions. One of these is Mteto Nyati who featured in one of our previous podcast episodes.
Season 2 / Episode 4 13 Oct 2020 English Read by Barry Dwolatzky & Kerryn Gammie South Africa Technology · Documentary

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