{"id":230,"date":"2018-10-03T07:34:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T07:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefreezoneblog.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/03\/oracle-gets-new-vice-president-for-sub\/"},"modified":"2018-10-03T07:34:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T07:34:00","slug":"oracle-gets-new-vice-president-for-sub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/old\/oracle-gets-new-vice-president-for-sub\/","title":{"rendered":"Oracle gets new Vice President for sub-Saharan Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ya1vnlTgB38\/W7Rwgtet-VI\/AAAAAAAADzk\/I82WxkiPQfw1NvcZMrRTMDs03uuaUiw8QCLcBGAs\/s1600\/oracle.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"413\" data-original-width=\"750\" height=\"352\" src=\"http:\/\/thefreezoneblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/oracle.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\nOracle,&nbsp;&nbsp;American multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in Redwood Shores,&nbsp;&nbsp;has appointed Mr. Andrew Sordam as Vice President for sub-Saharan Africa.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\nNatassia Badenhorst, Corporate Communications Manager, South Africa and Sub Saharan Africa, Oracle, said that Sordam took over from Cherian Varghese.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\nBadenhorst said Sordam\u2019s appointment was based on his expertise in transforming public and private bussiness in this digital era.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\nAccording to her, Sordam would drive Oracle\u2019s emerging technology solutions to the next level in the region.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\n\u201dSordam was most recently Vice President for Oracle\u2019s Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) business across EMEA.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\n\u201dHe brings with him a keen understanding of what is required by both enterprise and public sector customers to transform their businesses in the digital era,\u201d Badenhorst said in a statement.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\nSordam said Oracle had been present in Africa for the last 30 years and had been investing on the continent aggressively for the last ten years.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\n\u201cI am eager to be a part of the Oracle Africa team, watching them transform the face of business on the continent as they drive digital transformation success for our customers across the region. says Andrew Sordam, Vice President for sub-Saharan Africa at Oracle.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\n\u201cDigitalisation is permeating every industry and geography with cloud becoming an essential component of business transformation.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\n\u201dOrganisations across the continent are embarking on innovative digital transformation initiatives and I\u2019m excited that these projects are driving the continent forward in ways we can only imagine,\u201d Sordam said.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\nCorine Mbiaketcha Nana, Managing Director Kenya Hub covering East, Central and West Africa at Oracle said Sordam would enable Oracle bolster its African footprint.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\nShe said he would lead the Oracle business and continental focus forward, further developing critical relationships and partnerships across the Oracle eco-system.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; 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