KPLC plans to connect millions of its customers in rural homes with high-speed Internet as part of a fresh plan to capitalise on burgeoning mobile data usage in the country.
The appointment will see him ensure the alignment of ADC Leadership structure across different African regions.
Kwach will lead, direct and execute the sales strategy for the Africa Data Centres business in the East Africa region while taking responsibility to direct the business to achieve maximum returns on invested capital and for all Sales operations in compliance with goals, policies, and objectives established by the CEO and the Board of Directors.
He will also drive financial growth aligned to key business objectives, delivering profitable sales and market share by achieving revenue targets.
Before his appointment to his current role, Kwach served as the founding Project Manager in charge of the Data Centre operations from inception in 2009 under the Kenya Data Networks (KDN) brand, building the first, Uptime Institute-accredited Tier III Data Centre in East Africa in Nairobi as a result.
New name, new gameplay
Last month, Africa’s largest fibre company founded by Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa raised $840 million in debt capital. This week it announced it’s changing its identity from Liquid Telecom to Liquid intelligent Technologies.
Backstory
Founded in 1997, the company started as the satellite and voice operator of Econet Satellite Services, a subsidiary of Econet Global. Then in 2004, Econet Satellite Services as it was called rebranded to Liquid Telecom and went on to launch high-speed, cross-border fibre networks linking Southern Africa to the rest of the world in 2009.
Over the years, as part of this growth, Liquid Telecom made numerous acquisitions, including the ISP Zimbabwe Online in 2012, Kenya Data Networks in 2013, Realtime Zambia in 2015, and Neotel in 2017.