Simon Camerer, the man who “appointed” comedian Trevor Noah as Cell C’s CEO (“chief experience officer”) and who led the makeover of the cellular operator’s brand, is set to take the top sales and marketing job at DStv operator MultiChoice on 1 February. Camerer resigned as Cell C’s marketing director at the end of last year after
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Newly appointed Cell C CEO Alan Knott-Craig, who joins the mobile operator on 1 April when his restraints with his former employer, Vodacom, come to an end, says he is “fit and healthy” and is “looking forward” to being back in the telecommunications
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Former Vodacom Group CEO Alan Knott-Craig was on Thursday named as new CEO of Cell C, replacing Lars Reichelt, who resigned from the mobile operator in 2010. Cell C is holding a media briefing at 11am, after which we’ll bring you more insight into the the appointment and Knott-Craig’s plans for the company
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Speculation is growing that former Vodacom Group CEO Alan Knott-Craig will be appointed as Cell C’s new CEO, replacing Lars Reichelt, who resigned last year. TechCentral understands from sources close to Cell C that an announcement about his appointment to the top job
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Another tumultuous year is almost at an end for the SA information and communications technology industry. It was a year of falling telecommunications prices, increasing competition, upheaval in politics and drama in the regulatory environment. Our “Newsmakers of the Year”
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Former Vodacom Group CEO Alan Knott-Craig has “not entered into any contracts with any company” but is still keen to reenter the SA’s telecommunications industry after 1 April when his restraint of trade with his former employer expires. Speaking to TechCentral on
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Cell C marketing director Simon Camerer, the man behind the recent corporate rebranding at Cell C and the advertising campaigns that got rival Vodacom seeing red, is leaving the cellular operator at the end of the year after more than seven years in the position. He says he plans to take a break
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The latest episode of TalkCentral, TechCentral’s business technology podcast, is ready for download or streaming. In this week’s show, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Craig Wilson talk about Lars Reichelt’s decision to step down as CEO of Cell C and what it
Chicken restaurant chain Nando’s has bid farewell to outgoing Cell C CEO Lars Reichelt in a cheeky advertising campaign in which it declares: “We’ll be watching you, Lars. Like a chicken.” Nando’s, which is known for its irreverent and humourous
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Cell C CEO Lars Reichelt is stepping down with immediate effect. The company’s board announced on Wednesday that Reichelt will be leaving the company. “Lars has indicated his wish to resign for personal reasons and, after
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