“Fill up your toolbox with skills and qualifications.” These are words that Romeo Kumalo was once told and what he has applied throughout his career in the corporate world.
The CEO and co-founder of Washirika Holdings has had a career that has spanned more than a decade in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector at telecommunications giant Vodacom where he rose through the ranks until he was CEO of Vodacom’s international business, which spanned the company’s interests in the rest of Africa.
It was while at Vodacom that he was exposed to the best practices in the world. While at Harvard Business School he was able to share ideas with innovative entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley.