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About
Brian has more than 30 years of top level management experience in telecommunications, IT, technology research and development and systems engineering, both in South Africa and internationally. He presently holds the position of Professor in the Chair of Digital Business at Wits Business School and previously held the positions of Group Chief Operating Officer and Group Chief Commercial Officer at Telkom SA SOC Limited. Prior to joining Telkom in 2010, Dr Armstrong was the Vice President for Middle East and Africa at the BT Group Plc. He has also held positions at the CSIR, ultimately as the Director of the Division for Information and Communications Technology. He was the Managing Director of listed ICT services Group AST Networks (now Gijima).
Personal Details
Title: Mr
Surname: Armstrong
DoB: 01/01/1961
Age: 65 years
M/F: Male
Nationality: South Africa
Country of Birth: South Africa
Language: English
Qualification: BSc, MSc, PhD
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Qualifications & Experience
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Working history
Committee/s
| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huge Group Limited | Board | Member | 01/01/2017 | |
| Huge Group Limited | Risk & Compliance | Member | 01/01/2017 | |
| Huge Group Limited | Audit | Member | 01/01/2017 | |
| Huge Group Limited | Remuneration | Member | 01/01/2017 | |
| Huge Group Limited | Capital investment | Member | 01/01/2017 | |
| Old Mutual | Board | Member | 01/01/2025 | |
| Old Mutual | Technology | Member | 01/01/2025 |
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Is your Director annual fee more than 5% of your total income from all sources?:
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