Exclusive Networks Africa, the continent’s arm of this globally trusted cybersecurity specialist for digital infrastructure, expands into Africa. The aim is to steadily increase its presence in the sub-Saharan region following its initial acquisition announcement in late 2021. The change fits with its strategy to bring value to its local and international partners. In addition to the branches in South Africa, Kenya, and the Republic of Mauritius, the group has also set up a formal office in Lagos, Nigeria.
The group’s optimism about Africa’s potential as a growing market and as a key investment destination has led it to place a high value on its existing and prospective vendor partners.
Anton Jacobsz, Managing Director of Exclusive Networks Africa, affirmed the expansion and argued that: “Having previously operated in several countries across Africa with the support of representatives there, as well as from the Head Office in Centurion, Gauteng wherever required, the company was very pleased recently to extend its footprint more formally with increased resources on the ground in Uganda, Madagascar, and Nigeria.”
This is in line with the vision of the company to become a pan-African cybersecurity specialist and upgrade our regional presence with formal offices in every country they operate.
The group continues to have a significant presence in Africa.
According to Jacobsz, “Our business has been performing well so far this year, with significant growth and pleasurable financial results.” The Lagos, Nigeria branch will be able to provide streamlined service to the growing West African market. Due to Lagos’ geographic location and prominence as the hub of the dynamic West African area, it was determined that opening a dedicated branch there would make business sense as part of the expansion plan throughout the continent.
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Having been operational in Nigeria for some five years already, we were pleased to be able to register a formal entity and open up Exclusive Networks Nigeria. The office has been set up, and the new team members have moved in. This bodes very well for our expansion plans across Africa.” Jacobsz states that Exclusive Networks Africa’s strategy entails identifying the major growth regions in its effort to have a significant presence across the major regions of Africa.
He explained further, “The team will establish the channel and serve the market, and we’ll start by placing feet on the ground to support those locations. The ultimate vision is to open a branch in every nation we serve in Africa, covering most of the continent. The next step is to have in-country offices. For the greater economic advantage of the whole continent, nations should be willing and able to access each other’s markets in order to expand their enterprises and, therefore, their profits.
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“We in Africa, across various countries and regions, need to engage and interact with each other intra-country and beyond borders in the same manner that commercial organizations throughout Europe connect with each other across regions.” He continues.
The strategy consists of some distinct components, including the expansion of current vendors into new markets, their expansion into current markets, the onboarding of new vendors, and services.
“The serExclusive Networks Africavices division of Exclusive Networks Africa is a very powerful facilitator for regions where partners are unwilling to make significant investments in their own resources, and our presence throughout the continent may significantly reduce business pressure.”
The group has access to 43 countries on the continent where Exclusive Networks is present and has the ability to be the go-to partner to help clients with administrative tasks like managing VAT, handling import functionality, service operations, and so on.
Ultimately, Jacobsz said, “At Exclusive Networks, we take great pride in offering market-leading brands in the cybersecurity industry and further set ourselves apart with our top-notch customer service.” “We are delighted to see the consolidation of our footprint in these regions and look forward to expanding our presence in more targeted nations in a “hub-and-spoke” connection in due time.”