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Schneider Electric appoints Canninah Dladla as Cluster President for English-Speaking Africa
Schneider Electric announced appointment of Canninah Dladla as its new Cluster President for English-speaking, Anglophone Africa. Dladla is Schneider Electric’ s first female Cluster President for English-speaking Africa, which comprises 24 countries and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The region is important to Schneider Electric due to its rapidly growing economies and expanding populations. The growing demand for energy and sustainable solutions makes Dladla’ s appointment strategic, which is in line with Schneider Electric’ s mission to promote sustainable growth through innovative energy management across the continent. She succeeds Devan Pillay, who will transition into his new international role as Segment President, Heavy Industries based in London, England.
Dladla has a well-established history with Schneider Electric from 2008 to 2013, spanning various strategic roles, including the position of Vice President for the company’ s Energy Business within its Power Systems division. She now rejoins Schneider Electric with an impressive 29-year career and a proven track record of impactful leadership.
Dladla most recently served as Managing Director and Country Sales Director, Africa of Rockwell Automation, where she played a key role in championing business transformation and promoting cultural alignment, ensuring that global strategy was seamlessly adapted to local markets.
As a brand and culture ambassador, Dladla was instrumental in driving Rockwell Automation’ s expansion across both English-and Frenchspeaking Africa, strengthening its regional presence while fostering a more inclusive and locally relevant approach.
“ Canninah will be this region on specific areas, starting with talent development and technology deployment towards our targeted segments through digitisation and electrification, whilst ensuring that we continue to empower our customers, partners, and communities across the continent,” states Walid Sheta, Zone President, Middle East and Africa at Schneider Electric.
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EGYPTAIR selects SITA Connect Go scalable, cloud-native solution
EGYPTAIR, an airline in the Middle East and Africa, is embarking on a transformative upgrade of its network infrastructure to boost operational efficiency, increase resilience, and deliver more reliable services for passengers. As part of this modernisation, EgyptAir has selected advanced connectivity and infrastructure solutions from SITA, the global provider in air transport technology.
agreement was signed in Cairo by Eng Yasser Omran, Head of the Information Sector at EGYPTAIR Holding Company, and Houssam Dakroub, Director, North and French speaking Africa at SITA.
“ Airlines across the Middle East and Africa are facing a period of rapid change,” said Selim Bouri, President, Middle East and Africa at SITA.
This strategic modernisation equips EGYPTAIR with scalable, cloud-native connectivity to meet growing bandwidth, security, and automation demands. With SITA Connect Go, the airline will further strengthen its core infrastructure with secure airport connectivity, infrastructure protection, Secure Service Edge, SSE management, and enhanced messaging and service assurance.
Passenger demand is surging, airports are getting busier, and the pressure to operate more efficiently, securely, and sustainably has never been greater. Against this backdrop, EgyptAir is making a bold move to transform its network infrastructure, giving the airline the speed, resilience, and agility it needs to keep pace with market growth and rising traveller expectations.
EGYPTAIR’ s operations will also benefit from SITA’ s Community Departure Control System, DCS, which will help streamline ground processes, driving cost efficiency across its network. Together, these improvements will help EGYPTAIR reduce reliance on aging legacy systems, increase network visibility, and mitigate operational risks.
Capt Ahmed Adel, Chairperson and CEO of EGYPTAIR Holding Company, and Selim Bouri, President Middle East and Africa at SITA, attended a signing ceremony of the strategic agreement. The
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