The African Improvement Financial institution Group has appointed Mr. Bahati Sanga as Appearing Director, Company Data Know-how Providers, efficient 1st February 2022.
Sanga, a Tanzanian citizen, is an data expertise (IT) and repair administration skilled with over 20 years of expertise in banking and growth financing establishments. He’s presently the Lead Regional IT Coordinator on the African Improvement Financial institution.
Sanga joined the Financial institution in 2010 as Chief Consumer Know-how Providers Coordinator. In 2013, he was appointed as Division Supervisor, Consumer Providers, within the IT Division.
He was instrumental in numerous initiatives corresponding to IT technique 2013-16. He led the implementation of IT service administration processes and repair desks for Procurement and Basic Providers, Human Sources and Monetary Management Departments, which enhanced the supply of help companies to Financial institution employees. Mr. Sanga additionally efficiently facilitated the adoption of Microsoft’s Cloud companies, which considerably improved the supply of e-mail companies.
He additionally leads a staff of regional IT coordinators who oversee the roll-out of company IT initiatives on the African Improvement Financial institution’s Regional and Nation Places of work.
Earlier than becoming a member of the Financial institution, Sanga was Director of Data and Communication Know-how (ICT) on the Tanzania Funding Financial institution (TIB). There, he efficiently championed organizational reforms and the implementation of assorted banking and monetary techniques, together with main a technical staff that carried out a shared community for digital funds in Tanzania with greater than 17 member banks referred to as Umoja Change.
A few of the ongoing initiatives he’s main embody the usage of robotic course of automation to facilitate the registration of mortgage disbursement functions; the usage of smartphones and satellite tv for pc photographs with geographic data techniques to remotely supervise and monitor operational initiatives; and operational dashboards; ongoing automation of mission procurement processes; and supporting the adoption of assorted functions.
Sanga holds a Grasp’s diploma in laptop science, growth finance and enterprise administration from McMaster College in Canada, a Grasp of Improvement Finance from Stellenbosch College, South Africa, and a Grasp of Enterprise Administration from the Japanese and Southern African Administration Institute, Tanzania. He additionally obtained a Submit-graduate Diploma in Monetary Administration from the Institute of Finance Administration in Tanzania and a Bachelor of Laptop Science diploma from the College of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Commenting on his appointment, Sanga stated: “I’m humbled by President Adesina’s choice to offer me this chance to function Appearing Director, Company Data Know-how Providers Division, which continues to play a central position on this prevailing new regular, digitalizing and automating the Financial institution’s operations, thereby contributing to the supply of the Excessive 5 priorities, geared in direction of accelerating Africa’s development and growth.”.
Commenting on the appointment, the President of the African Improvement Financial institution Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, stated: “I’m delighted to nominate Bahati as Appearing Director of the Company Data Know-how Providers Division. Bahati is an skilled and revered data expertise and service administration skilled, who will present management to the Company Data Know-how Providers staff, to help the Financial institution’s transformation agenda.”
