Africa Data Centers appoints Vimal Sharma new GM Sales for Eastern Africa region
... Sharma was the Head of Enterprise at Internet Solutions Kenya
Africa Data Centres has appointed Vimal Sharma as its new General Manager: Sales for the Eastern Africa region.
Before joining Africa Data Centres, Sharma was the Head of Enterprise at Internet Solutions Kenya and has previously worked at iWay Africa and Alcatel.
In his role, Sharma will be tasked with driving a high-performance culture and maintaining top service levels for the organisation’s key customers and stakeholders.
Dan Kwach, Managing Director for Africa Data Centres East Africa Region, says the expansion of the company’s sales team will lead to more in-depth client engagement across a broader customer base.
“We are the undisputed market leaders in East Africa and are growing so rapidly. Africa Data Centres has exciting plans to expand even further in the near future. It makes sense to bolster our already excellent and dynamic sales team in the region. With sales in the region booming for us, we want to ensure that we are sufficiently resourced and staffed to maintain only the highest level of customer service.”
Kwach says recent data from ResearchAndMarkets have revealed that the Africa data centre market size is expected to exceed $3 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of over 12% during the forecast period.
“The Africa data centre industry is attracting more and more attention from major global cloud service providers as there is a growing demand for cloud-based services and data centre solutions among public and private sector enterprises.”
He adds that most enterprises operating across the continent are expected to shift much of their data to the cloud within the next five years. “Several East African countries, and Kenya in particular, are already at the vanguard of driving Africa’s digital economy forward, so it made sense for us to grow our sales teams in the region.”
“Sharma’s wealth of experience in Africa and proven track record speaks volumes. We have full confidence in him, and his ability to lead the team to even greater success in the region,” Kwach says.
Sharma adds that he is excited to take on this new role at Africa Data Centres at a time when the industry is on the brink of a boom and the company is strategically poised for growth.
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