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Canopy by Hilton Set to Debut in Africa

May 28, 2019/Hilton Hilton (NYSE:HLT) (www.Hilton.com) today announced the signing of a management agreement with Growthpoint Properties, South Africa’s largest REIT, to open a hotel under its lifestyle Canopy by Hilton brand.  The 150 guestroom Canopy by Hilton Cape Town Longkloof is expected to begin welcoming guests in 2021 and […]

Freshworks Acquires Natero, a Leader in Customer Success Cloud Software

May 22, 2019/Freshworks Freshworks Inc. (www.Freshworks.com), a global innovator in customer engagement software, announced it has acquired Natero, Inc., a leading customer success management software company. The acquisition gives Freshworks a SaaS platform that unifies marketing, sales, support and, now, customer success. With Natero’s AI/ML-powered technology, the Freshworks platform puts […]

Smile Telecoms Appoints New Group Chief Executive Officer

—Irene Charnley, founder of Smile, appointed as Deputy Chairman May 21, 2019/Smile Telecoms Ahmad Farroukh, Smile Group Executive Director Operations, appointed as Group CEO; Irene Charnley, founder of Smile, appointed as Deputy Chairman. Smile Telecoms (www.Smilecoms.com), a Pan-African telecommunications group with operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic […]