Westcon-Comstor CEO of Sub-Saharan Africa Rakesh Parbhoo says the company has undergone a strategic restructure that includes integration of its African businesses for a more streamlined go-to-market strategy for the region. The global side of the business had been changed and the implications of this needed to be aligned with the structure of Westcon Sub-Saharan Africa. This meant overseeing the autonomous operations of the Westcon-Comstor Africa and Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa businesses. Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa region includes all territories except North Africa, and is driven through offices/ hubs in French-West Africa (Senegal), English-West Africa (Nigeria), East Africa (Kenya), Indian Ocean Islands (Mauritius), as well as Angola, Namibia and South Africa. "It is actually very evenly split in the Westcon business ... but the largest number of our vendors sit in the UCC space.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 19, 2018 09:56 UTC