Ronald Powell

Ronald Powell has a diverse work experience spanning over three decades. In their most recent role as Vice President at Injazat since 2022, they led the development and launch of advanced technology platform offerings and developed the Go-to-Market strategy for digital transformation engineering initiatives.

Prior to that, from 2021 to 2022, Ronald served as the GTM Solutions & Delivery Engineering Director at eHosting DataFort, where they led sales, operations, and strategy development, focusing on leveraging information and digital technologies.

From 2017 to 2020, Ronald held the position of GTM Solutions Architecture Director at Dimension Data Middle East and Africa. Ronald played a key role in identifying and leading new business opportunities and collaborated with various teams to achieve sales revenue targets.

Before that, Ronald worked at Netsurit as a Principal Enterprise Architect from 2015 to 2017, where they consulted C-suite executives on their ICT strategies and designed scalable solutions to support business outcomes.

Ronald also gained significant experience during their tenure at Microsoft from 2008 to 2015. Ronald held multiple roles, including Practice Manager and Practice Lead, where they led various IT service management practices and delivered high-quality services to clients.

Before joining Microsoft, Ronald worked as a Senior Enterprise Infrastructure and Operations Manager at Altron, where they provided guidance and leadership to the IT department and managed the organization's ICT resources.

Earlier in their career, Ronald held positions at Standard Bank Group, BUI - Microsoft Gold and Azure Expert MSP Partner, Novon Crop Protection Chemicals, and CENDANT MEMBERSHIP SERVICES - BRITISH AIRWAYS EXECUTIVE CLUB. In these roles, they were responsible for architecture, support, and management of ICT systems and services.

Overall, Ronald Powell has an extensive background in technology leadership, business strategy, and digital transformation across multiple industries.

Ronald Powell's education history is as follows:

Ronald Powell attended Princess High School in 1992, where they obtained a Senior Certificate. The subjects they studied include English, Afrikaans, Science, Technical Drawing, Electrical, and Maths.

In 2013, Ronald joined Microsoft and completed a two-year Senior Technical Leadership Program. The specific field of study for this program is not mentioned.

From 2014 to 2017, Ronald pursued a Master's degree in Information Systems Management (MBA for IT) at the University of Liverpool.

During the same period, from 2014 to 2016, they also obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Information Systems Management from the University of Liverpool.

Additionally, Ronald earned a Postgraduate Certificate in Information Systems Management from the University of Liverpool in 2014, which was completed within a year.

In 2023, Ronald attended Wharton Executive Education and completed a Certification Program in Leadership and Management.

From 2023 to 2026, Ronald pursued a Doctor of Business Administration degree in Leadership & Strategy from Golden Gate University.

Ronald has also obtained various certifications. In 2023, they received certifications in "Building Your Visibility as a Leader," "Developing Executive Presence," "Finding Your Leadership Purpose with Doug Conant," "How to Think Strategically," and "Leading with a Growth Mindset," from LinkedIn.

In 2023, Ronald also obtained certifications in "Communicating with Executives" from LinkedIn and "What Is Generative AI?" from upGrad.

In 2021, Ronald earned multiple certifications, including "AWS Partner: Cloud Economics Accreditation," "AWS Partner: SAP on AWS (Business)," "Cloud Service Management and Operations - Advanced V2" and "Cloud Service Management and Operations Explorer" from IBM.

Ronald also obtained the "Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner" certification from IBM and two certifications from Amazon Web Services (AWS): "AWS Partner: Accreditation (Business)" and "AWS Partner: Accreditation (Technical)" in 2021.

Furthermore, in 2021, Ronald received certifications in "Engagement Evaluation Best Practices for Customer Success Management," "Introduction to AWS for Non-Engineers: 1 Cloud Concepts," "Customer Success Management Fundamentals," "Engagement Preparation Best Practices for Customer Success Management," and "Sales: Customer Success" from LinkedIn.