Westcon-Comstor, a global IT consultant, has announced the promotion of Rakesh Parbhoo to the newly created role of Executive Vice President of its Middle East and Africa (MEA) business, with immediate effect.

In his new role, Rakesh brings over 26 years of experience to drive the continued growth of the company across the region. He has been serving the company as the Global Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President since 2022 and has also relocated to the United Arab Emirates. He joined the company in 2017 as the Chief Executive for Sub-Saharan Africa and was elevated to the Global CTO role in 2021. Prior to joining Westcon-Comstor, he worked with Dimension Data in the Middle East and Africa, in key roles including Chief Information Officer, Managing Director, and Managing Executive for Africa.

On the academic front, Rakesh holds a BCom degree in Insurance, Risk Management, and IT from the University of the Witwatersrand and has also completed a Management Development Program from Alliance Manchester Business School and a Group Leadership Development Program from GIBS Business School. He possesses strong skills in people management, organisational culture leadership, business strategy, value-based leadership, risk management, networking, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and executive management.

Welcoming Rakesh to the new role, David Grant, CEO at Westcon-Comstor, said, “Since Rakesh’s appointment to lead our combined MEA business in March 2022, he has created a growing consolidated business across the region and established a strong leadership team across all functions. We have a more successful and profitable business under Rakesh’s leadership, and he has combined his regional responsibilities with the CTO function extraordinarily well. His promotion reflects his considerable contribution to the business and his executive prospects for the future.”

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Rakesh added, “It’s an honour to take on the role of EVP for the Middle East and Africa. I’m fortunate to be supported by a fantastic team, and I’m looking forward to driving our continued success across the region. Our unique data-driven approach, commitment to partner success, and specialisation in high-growth, strategic tech domains like cybersecurity, networking, and cloud mean Westcon-Comstor’s prospects are bright within the MEA region and globally.”

He also posted on LinkedIn, “I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as EVP for MEA alongside my role as CTO at Westcon-Comstor!”