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TimesLIVE reports that Craig van Rooyen, a technology operations specialist with previous experience at Telkom and Vodacom, has been appointed as the new acting chief operations officer (COO) at the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).
He joined the SABC in November 2018 as group executive for media, technology and infrastructure, which included enterprise broadcast architecture, so driving the digital strategy as well as information technology and systems. Van Rooyen holds a PhD (management of technology); MBA (Milpark); MMP (GIBS); and National Technical Diploma (telecommunications technology). He is also a member of the SA Institute of Electrical Engineers. Van Rooyen replaces Chris Maroleng, who was dismissed last month. Maroleng was appointed in January 2018, taking over from Hlaudi Motsoeneng. He was found guilty of three of four charges he faced at a disciplinary hearing. He has indicated that he intends appealing his dismissal.
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