BT appoints new MD for Sub-Saharan Africa

 ·2 May 2014
Oliver Fortuin

BT has announced that it has appointed Oliver Fortuin as head of its operations in Sub Saharan Africa.

In his new role as managing director, Fortuin will be in charge of growing the company’s business and leading the regional management team.

Fortuin joins BT from i1 Solutions, where he was in charge of sales and business management for Sub-Saharan Africa, in his role as managing director.

Prior to that, he held regional management roles for HP and IBM.

“We are very pleased that Oliver is joining us as our new managing director for Sub Saharan Africa. His industry knowledge, background, and strong relationships will be of significant benefit to BT” said Kevin Taylor, President, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa and Turkey, BT Global Services.

Fortuin holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from Open University, UK.

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