Glad will succeed outgoing CEO Nick Reed.
Glad Dibetso will take over as CEO designate of Inq. on 1 July 2023, reporting to Nick Reed, who will stay on as part of the transition process. The change is part of a succession plan approved by the board.
Glad hopes to continue to bolster Inq to become a truly pan-African business, consolidating its traditional connectivity business and accelerating EdgeDock, Inq.’s digital service offering.
Prior to joining Inq, Glad was the CEO of the Cloud Exchange and later joined the company’s advisory board. He is also a partner: cloud transformation and ICT operater at Deloitte. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in information systems and economics from the University of Cape Town and completed his MBA at the University of Pretoria.
“I am excited to be joining Inq and leading the charge in co-creating innovative connectivity and digital solutions that are fundamental to enterprises across public and private sectors,” Glad said.
“We are pleased to welcome Glad on board. He will drive Inq’s edge cloud strategy, edge AI and east, west and southern Africa submarine to edge connectivity. He is an agile leader with domain knowledge and an excellent track record of success in working with hyper scalers and global OEMs in diverse African cultures and geographies. We look forward to his contribution to creating a leading player that services global carriers and regional enterprises. We also wish to thank Nick for his leadership of the group,” added Andile Ngcaba, executive chairman of Inq.
