Nikos Angelopoulos appointed as new Nedbank group CIO

Narissa Delport 31 July 2026

Nikos Angelopoulos has been appointed as the new group chief information officer of Nedbank, bringing more than 30 years of global technology leadership experience to the bank.

Nikos Angelopoulos will step into the role of group chief information officer at Nedbank group on 1 September.
He joins the bank from MTN, where he has served as group chief information officer since 2018.

At MTN, Nikos managed technology strategy, investments, delivery and governance across 16 markets serving over 300 million customers.

With over 30 years of experience, Nikos has led digital, cloud, data and artificial intelligence transformations globally. His career includes senior leadership roles at UAE telecommunications operator du, Vodafone and Accenture.

Nikos holds an executive MBA from London Business School, where he was named on the dean's list. He also holds an MSc in digital communications and signal processing from Imperial College London. He completed his BSc in physics at the University of Athens.

Narissa Delport

Narissa Delport is a seasoned journalist with experience across platforms and is the CIO South Africa senior writer. She cut her teeth in 24-hour newsrooms like eNCA and EWN, covering a wide range of stories, some of which included gritty investigative work. She's also worked as the deputy digital news editor at The Citizen Online. She is currently a second language English instructor, and is pursuing studies in cybersecurity.

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