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IBM has announced the appointment of Julia Carvalho as General Manager for IBM Growth Markets, Africa.
According to a company statement, Carvalho will be responsible for IBM’s business operations, growing the company’s partner ecosystem and driving client satisfaction across multiple regions in Africa.
She will aslo lead the drive to strengthen the business through a deeper level of technical expertise and industry experience to build growth for IBM, clients and partners on the continent.
Carvalho brings to this role deep knowledge of the African continent with more than 20 years of extensive local and regional experience working in the Information Technology, Oil and Gas and Energy industries, added the statement.
“Julia’s extensive knowledge of technology and the African continent will bring unique value as we help our clients accelerate their digital transformations in the era of hybrid cloud, Data and AI. As a senior leader, her focus on IBM’s increased investment in our partner ecosystem will also enable our partners to play a more significant role in support of our clients’ agendas,” said Saad Toma, General Manager, IBM Middle East and Africa.
Prior to her appointment as General Manager, IBM Growth Markets, Africa, Carvalho held the position of General Manager for Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde and Sao Tome. She helped expand IBM’s footprint and led the digital transformation journeys of clients around the company’s key strategic imperatives of Hybrid Cloud and AI.
“Africa is a continent with tremendous opportunities that is undergoing fast-paced transformation,” said Julia Carvalho. “I am grateful for the opportunity to work with clients and our ecosystem partners to build technology for Africa’s unique needs.”
Carvalho holds a PhD in Engineering and Masters in Geo resources Engineering from the School of Engineering, Science and Technology (Instituto Superior Técnico) at the University of Lisbon.
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