Oracle Sub-Saharan Africa appoints Andrew Sordam Vice President

Oracle has appointed Andrew Sordam the Vice President for sub-Saharan Africa with  effect October 2018.

He assumes his new role after over 20 years of service at Oracle in various leadership roles, most recently the Vice President for Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) business across EMEA.

Andrew Sordam brings with him a keen understanding of what is required by both enterprise and public sector customers to transform their businesses in the digital era and how to drive Oracle’s emerging technology solutions to the next level in the region. Sordam takes over from Cherian Varghese who was named the Regional Managing Director and Vice President for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and South Asian Growing Economies at Oracle, based out of Singapore.

“Oracle is serious about Africa and having a vice president, based on the continent, heading African operations demonstrates our continued commitment to the continent, partners and our customers,” says Abdul Rahman Al Thehaiban, Oracle senior vice-president for technology Middle East and Africa (MEA).

Speaking on his new position, Sordam said, “Oracle has been present in Africa for the last thirty years and has been investing into the continent aggressively for the last ten years thereof. I am eager to be a part of the Oracle Africa team, watching them transform the face of business on the continent, as they drive digital transformation success for our customers across the region.”

Sordam added that Digitalisation is permeating every industry and geography with cloud becoming an essential component of business transformation. He noted that organisations across the continent are embarking on innovative digital transformation initiatives and that he was excited that these projects are driving the continent forward in ways only imaginable.

Caroline Mbiakatcha Nana, the Managing Director for Kenya Hub, covering East Central and West Africa at Oracle, lauded Sordam on his new role.

“We believe that Andrew will enable us to bolster our African footprint; helping lead the Oracle business and our continental focus forward, further developing critical relationships and partnerships across the Oracle eco-system.” Caroline Nana.

Oracle operates 13 dedicated offices across Africa, including two each in Nigeria, Egypt and South Africa and single offices in Algeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco, Mauritius and Senegal. The company continues to invest in the human capital of the countries it does business in to address the growing ICT skills gap.

Launched in 2014, the Oracle Graduate Leadership Programme helps African youth develop specialised IT skills required to succeed in the fourth industrial revolution.