Dr Mgobansimbi Stanley Mpofu

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Job Title: CIO

Company: University of the Witwatersrand

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Dr Mgobansimbi Stanley Mpofu has served as the CIO at the University of the Witwatersrand since May 2017. He is a seasoned IT executive with more than 29 years of experience in the ICT sector.

Work
2017–Present Chief Information Officer, University of the Witwatersrand
2010–2017 Senior Information Technology Manager, Eskom
2006–2009 Project Office Manager, Eskom
2005–2006 Senior Advisory Consultant, Eskom
2002–2004 Project Manager, Eskom
2000–2002 Network Administrator, arivia.kom
1995–1999 Desktop Support Technician, Datavia, an IT division of Transnet

Education
2006–2009 PhD: Strategy and Leadership, University of the Witwatersrand

About the University of the Witwatersrand: The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, commonly known as Wits University or Wits, is a multi-campus public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg, South Africa. The university has its roots in the mining industry, as do Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand in general.

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