Mrosik has relocated to Germany to head up one of Nokia Siemen’s business divisions, called the Business Unit for Energy Automation with Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution (PTD), and described the change as a career move. <\/p>\n
Mrosik has successfully led the South African business in delivering a complete, well-balanced product portfolio of mobile and fixed network infrastructure solutions that are addressing the growing demand for these services in South Africa.<\/p>\n
He was well known in the industry as a brilliant leader and a true expert in his field.<\/p>\n
New head’s credentials<\/strong><\/p>\n Mrosik’s replacement, Khumalo, hails from the ICT industry having started out as a Technical Officer in the Department of Post & Telecommunication and then moving to Telkom acting as their Corporate Account Manager and eventually landing the job of executive for business market and product development.<\/p>\n Prior to taking up his new position he was Country Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Alcatel-Lucent, South Africa.<\/p>\n Nokia ready to forge ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n “We are extremely proud to welcome Linda on board,” said Dr. Jan Cron, head of Middle East Africa Region for Nokia Siemens Networks. “He will head up the South African company’s drive to continue delivering innovative solutions that meet the customer demands in the new growth markets in SADC.”<\/p>\n Cron said Africa and the Middle East hold great potential for telecommunications growth, and communication enablers such as Nokia Siemens Networks are making the most of the opportunities presented.<\/p>\n According to Nokia Siemens they are meeting the challenge to ensure appropriate and affordable technology infrastructure in the 44 countries in Africa and the Middle East that they operate in – as many African households have only up to $5 to spend monthly on telecommunications.<\/p>\n