Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh, a notable Ghanaian Businesswoman has been appointed by the tech giant, Microsoft as the Strategic Partner Lead for Africa.
According to details of the report available to us, Ms. Kyeremanten-Jimoh will be operating from Microsoft’s newly formed Africa Transformation Office (ATO).
She is expected to build strategic partnerships with governments, financial institutions, telecommunications operators, multinational and international organizations across the African continent.
In a post on the LinkedIn social media platform, she disclosed that the move is a bid to fuel Africa’s transformation, scale-up growth, and accelerate the ATO’s mission on the continent.
Microsoft’s establishment of the (ATO) is a reinforcement of its huge investment in Africa to enable digital transformation. Its activities will focus on facilitating growth and fuelling investment in four essential development areas including digital infrastructure, skills development, Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s), and startups.
Appreciating the offer, Ms. Kyerematen-Jimoh said:
“Kudos to Microsoft for this game-changing initiative and for handpicking talent to lead this charge.
I am certain this will be one of the biggest success stories for our continent. We are rolling up our sleeves and getting started! Come with me on this super exciting journey.”
Before this life-changing offer, as she describes it, Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh was in charge of North, East, and West Africa as the General Manager for IBM.
