A seasoned Information and Communication Technology (ICT) expert, Victor Ashikoto has been appointed as Nedbanks new Chief Operating Officer (COO), the bank announced this week.
With almost two decades' working experience in senior roles across the banking, telecommunications, transport and energy sectors, Ashikoto will be largely responsible for the alignment of
Welcoming the appointment,
At its core, the new COO owns the customer experience from an efficiency and operational perspective, together with the game-chasing rise of fintech, Meeks added.
Highlights of Ashikoto's career include the setting up of a fully-fledged ICT department as an inaugural Executive; the management of various Business Process Re-engineering projects; the management of various multimillion dollar SAP implementation and upgrade projects in a number of Namibian institutions; co-managing the technical implementation and support of a core banking project; as well as the researching, defining and directing of a multimillion dollar port automation programme.
Ashikoto holds an MBA degree from the
Meanwhile, Ashikoto reiterated that
"As leaders, we need to embrace behaviours and mindsets that ensure we help businesses look ahead, speak about recovery and action the practice of true entrepreneurship," he said.
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