{"id":69018,"date":"2013-01-21T14:07:43","date_gmt":"2013-01-21T12:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=69018"},"modified":"2013-01-21T16:06:33","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T14:06:33","slug":"mxits-big-plans-for-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/69018-mxits-big-plans-for-2013.html","title":{"rendered":"Mxit\u2019s big plans for 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Mxit\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/226948-MXit\">Mxit<\/a> has announced a new executive team which will drive the company forward in its quest to double its user base in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Last week Mxit announced the official appointment of <a title=\"Vincent Maher\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/299925-Vincent-Maher\">Vincent Maher<\/a> as Chief Marketing Officer, <a title=\"Andrew Davies\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/499256-Andrew-Davies\">Andrew Davies<\/a> as Chief Operating Officer, and <a title=\"Richard Newton\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/499260-Richard-Newton\">Richard Newton<\/a> as Chief Financial Offer.<\/p>\n<p>These executives will support CEO <a title=\"Francois Swart\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/475320-Francois-Swart\">Francois Swart<\/a> in the company\u2019s quest to grow its subscriber base and extend into various other market segments.<\/p>\n<p>Mxit is already making waves. 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