IT service and solution provider, EMC’s country manager for South Africa, Inana Nkanza passed away in the early hours of Thursday morning (26 July) following a short illness.<\/p>\n
EMC’s President for global sales and customer operations, Bill Scannell, posted the following eulogy on the company’s site:<\/p>\n
“The EMC team has been privileged to know Inana and to work with him. In his time with us we came to know an extraordinary man and leader: a visionary who was respected across our industry and who inspired those around him.”<\/p>\n
“We will miss him greatly, as a friend and a colleague. Our collective thoughts and prayers are with Inana\u2019s family in their time of loss and mourning.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Nkanza was appointed EMC country manager in April 2010 after Gerhard van der Merwe resigned; his primary role at EMC was to accelerate the development of the business in the mid-market and reinforce the company\u2019s presence in large customer accounts.<\/p>\n
He was educated in Africa and Europe, and was previously managing director of SUN Microsystems South Africa.<\/p>\n
Nkanza is survived by his wife, Kwezile and his three young children.<\/p>\n
EMC South Africa could not immediately be reached for further comment.<\/p>\n
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