IBM Appoints New General Manager for East Africa

Nicholas Nesbitt as been appointed by IBM as their new East Africa general manager. He takes over from Anthony Mwai, a long-serving senior IBM executive, who will now take on a leadership role in IBM's Systems and Technology Group in South Africa

Nesbitt, was formerly the founder of a Kenyan business process outsourcing (BPO) called Kencall. He holds an MBA from Stanford University and a degree and masters in engineering science from Dartmouth College, has served in executive roles in markets across Africa, Europe and America.

In 2006, Nesbitt was awarded the Order of the Grand Warrior (OGW) in recognition of his contribution in the Kenyan ICT sector by that country’s former president, Mwai Kibaki.