CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS/DEPARTURES

By Jonathan Easton The head of Amazon’s entertainment devices and services group – which houses the Fire TV business – has left the company to join game engine maker Unity Technologies. Marc Whitten was the head of the division, overseeing the Fire TV, Fire Tablet, Kindle, Amazon Luna gaming and Amazon Appstore businesses. Well-known market strategist Matthew Ball remarked on the move on Twitter, and suggested that a reason for his departure may have been the relative lack of impact of nascent game streaming service Amazon Luna. The tech is...

By Nina Tsintsadze For Tatyana Kozlova, there is no better feeling than to see the fruits of her labour. This loan officer from, Stepnogorsk a small town in Kazakhstan bursts with pride when her clients succeed and feels happy to have contributed to their success. Tatyana’s story is one with humble beginnings. She joined KMF, the largest microfinance organisation in Kazakhstan, as a cashier. Since then, Tatyana has been on the up and up, first being promoted to the administration department, and recently becoming a loan officer. Hard work, commitment...

By DTVE Reporter Quality assurance, localisation and compliance firm Testronic has hired Stephen Watford as its new chief operating officer. In this role, Watford will be responsible for the operations of both the Film and Television division as well as the Gaming division across offices in London, Warsaw, New Orleans and LA. Watford has held a number of senior positions across marketing and advertising. Most notably, the exec was formerly the group chief operating officer at global marketing agency AKA Group. CEO of the holding company of Testronic,Catalis Dominic Wheatly...

By Cyber Era Reporter Dr. Antje Huber took over the position of Chief Executive Officer at the digital freight platform Saloodo! on February 1, 2021. She succeeds Thomas Grunau, who has successfully managed the company in this capacity since 2018. In his primary role as SVP Global Business Strategy & Digitalization and member of the divisional Board, Thomas Grunau is responsible for driving business strategy at DHL Global Forwarding. While in the future he has to dedicate his focus more on these strategic tasks, including measures to drive digitalization within...

By Emmanuel Oluebube, Correspondent UK One of the biggest investors in infrastructure solutions in Africa, Africa Finance Corporation(AFC)is pleased to announce the appointment of Sameh Shenouda as its new Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Shenouda brings over 27 years of experience in investments and fundraising in international capital markets, with a focus on infrastructure development, setting up new platforms and supporting management teams. He has deep knowledge of African markets and has worked across AFC’s priority sectors including Power, Transport & Logistics, Heavy Industries and Natural Resources. Egyptian-born...