Mteto Nyati is the chief executive at Altron, having joined the company in April 2017. He is responsible for transforming Altron into a world-class information and communications technology company that does good business while doing good.<\/p>\n
He was previously chief executive officer of MTN South Africa, and over a period of 12 years held various leadership positions at IBM in South Africa and Europe. He later joined Microsoft South Africa, where he was managing director for six years.<\/p>\n
Nyati is the author of the number one bestseller, Betting on a Darkie, a book about his life as a shopkeeper\u2019s son, family man and business leader at local and multinational corporates.<\/p>\n
He holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Natal.<\/p>\n
In this episode of Business Talk, Nyati talks through the importance of strong leadership skills over what has been a difficult period, locally and internationally, brought on by the pandemic.<\/p>\n
He tells host Michael Avery about the challenges of managing a company with 7,000 employees during the past 12-18 months and aligning the needs of different stakeholders within the organisation.<\/p>\n
Nyati highlights Altron’s 2.0 strategy which began in 2017 and concluded more than a year and a half ahead of schedule. The group has identified key new areas for sustainable growth, and Nyati highlights Altron’s ambition to facilitate, and be a part of the move into a digital age.<\/p>\n
The full interview is embedded below. You can find all the Business Talk with Michael Avery interviews here<\/a>.<\/p>\n