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Siemon appoints new president and CEO
Henry Siemon , President and CEO , Siemon Company
President and CEO , effective January 01 , 2021 . Carl Siemon , who has served as President and CEO since 1982 , will continue to serve on the Board of Directors and will work with Henry and the leadership team as a strategic advisor . Henry becomes the fifth CEO in Siemon ’ s 118 – year history .
Henry added that : “ Carl and I often talk about stewardship and how important it is in a family business for the chief executive to also be chief caretaker and to always be mindful of our responsibility to continuously improve and to have fun along the way .”
Henry earned his Bachelor ’ s degree with a focus on economics from the University of Richmond and later earned an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management .
Since joining Siemon in 2017 , Henry has served as global director of supply chain focused on initiatives to improve the company ’ s operational capabilities across the 150 countries .
The Siemon Company , a global network infrastructure specialist , has announced
Henry Siemon as the company ’ s new
Carl said : “ I am pleased and proud to welcome Henry as Siemon ’ s next President . I know that the commitment to quality and innovation which has come to represent the Siemon brand will be embraced and advanced by Henry .”
atingi e-learning platform reaches nearly one million African youth in first year
atingi , the digital learning platform of the
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development ( BMZ ) has exceeded expectations in its first year reaching nearly one million youths in Africa . Within twelve months , atingi has reached almost a million people in Africa and already enabled 100,000 of them to access vocational education and self-development courses for free . atingi means ‘ to achieve ’ in Esperanto and the platform strives to improve the employability of young people through modern digital learning opportunities .
Jan-Gerrit Groeneveld , Project Leader , atingi , said he is encouraged by the development and first stage results of the atingi initiative . He noted that e-learning is ideal for the digital transfer of knowledge and improvement of the living conditions for many people in African countries .
“ The Coronavirus pandemic once again incontrovertibly demonstrated to us how important it is to digitalise education , thereby facilitating access for all ,” he said . “ atingi has succeeded in enabling people on the ground to receive education and training via the latest technology , both ensuring people access skills development easily and that digital transformation in Africa is advanced substantially too .”
Although atingi is developed for people in all German Development Cooperation partner countries , the current focus is specifically on facilitating African economic growth .
BMZ has chosen four pilot countries for a more intensive engagement namely Togo , Niger , Rwanda and Benin .
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