Samsung Botswana this week announced the appointment of John Moir as Country Manager effective immediately. Moir takes the reigns at Samsung with over 30 years of experience across the IT space and more than 5 years’ experience in the computer software industry.

Moir has, during his career, held senior roles with a number of organisations in the industry across the globe. He has managed projects in Education, Public Sector and Banking and ran his own ICT Company for over 10 years. Moir’s previous roles include working at Microsoft, Deloitte, Texaco, Standard Chartered Bank, Barclays and GTZ.

Commented Mr. James Kim, Southern Africa Sales and Marketing Strategic Director, Samsung, “John’s impressive catalogue of experience truly speaks for itself. He has an incredible depth of knowledge, experience and a nuanced understanding of the Botswana market. We’re confident he will lead Samsung Botswana to further success and continue to work towards adding greater value for our loyal stakeholders and cementing just why Samsung is fast becoming the preferred brand for Batswana.”

Prior to joining Samsung, he served as Managing Director of Hewlett-Packard, heading up the new branch for HP and the first Managing Director as part of the Africa expansion project and HP’s transformation. He initiated some unique CSR programmes in Botswana, forming partnerships with Government, NGO’s and Parastatals. Prior to this, Moir served as Country Manager of Microsoft in Botswana for close to three years.

Concluded Moir, “I’ve already begun engaging with our team across Botswana and am eager to continue on from the excellent foundation started on by my predecessor, continuing to build the incredible reputation Samsung has earned in Botswana. Botswana is a truly unique market and we are fortunate to have some great relationships and foundations upon which to build further as we work towards fulfilling the vision of Samsung Africa.”