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Mickey Mashale appointed as Nexio's new CEO

Nexio, South Africa's digital system aggregator and solution provider, appointed Mickey Mashale as the company's chief executive officer (CEO) with effect from 1 August 2020.
Mickey Mashale, newly appointed CEO of Nexio
Mickey Mashale, newly appointed CEO of Nexio

Mashale who has been holding fort as interim acting CEO for the organisation from March 2020 will be leading a strong team tasked with driving the company’s digital transformation strategy to greater heights. She joined the organisation from Vodacom where she held the position of chief sales officer for Vodacom Business since February 2018.

Commenting on the announcement, Nexio Board chairperson, William Mzimba says, “We are pleased to welcome Ms Mickey Mashale as the new chief executive officer of Nexio. Mickey is recognised as one of the industry’s distinguished female business thought leaders. During her reign as interim acting CEO, Mickey has demonstrated a range of industry experience that has already produced positive results for the company, employees, stakeholders and its customers.”

Mashale was previously the managing executive and head of region for Vodafone Global Enterprise and was responsible for strategy, revenue retention, growth and expansion of Vodafone customers, for the sub-Saharan region and brings over 20 years experience in the industry from locally and abroad.

Mashale says of her new appointment: “I look forward to taking up the position at such an exciting time where the company is on a digital journey to enable and transform its customer experience as a trusted IT partner for the digital future.”

Mickey is a member of the IoDSA (International Institute of Directors South Africa), an MBA Graduate from Wits Business School who graduated from the University of Natal with a Bachelor of Science has also obtained a number of diplomas in Telecommunications & Marketing from Wits Business School; P&DM, Institute of Marketing Management, AAA School of Advertising and Varsity College alongside Executive Education from Harvard Business School, INSEAD and London Business School.

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