04 September 2020

Subsea cable operator Seacom said its chief strategy officer, Suveer Ramdhani, has resigned from the post. 

The company said Ramdhani has left the company to pursue other interests and the strategy and development functions have been absorbed by group CFO Richard Schumacher. Seacom added that the resignation will not impact on any deals in the pipeline and said the company will “continue to look for opportunities to expand our business in Africa both organically as well as through M&A activity.” 

Seacom released a statement in which it said Ramdhani has been with Seacom since its inception and was involved in its initial launch in 2009. “During his tenure with Seacom, Mr Ramdhani initially oversaw Seacom’s product development before assuming his current role as chief strategy officer, where he has been responsible for overseeing Seacom’s strategy, market development and M&A activity for the past six years,” it said. “He recently concluded the acquisition of FibreCo Telecommunications, which has positioned Seacom to operate a network that runs along South Africa’s highest-traffic transmission routes and links all major South African cities to Seacom’s submarine cable assets. He was also fundamental to Seacom’s fundraising efforts over the years.”