Mr. Inana Nkanza, Country Manager for EMC Southern Africa, passed away after a short illness on July 26, 2012.
In a statement, EMC’s Bill Scannell, President, Global Sales & Customer Operations, said Nkanza had passed away in the early hours of Thursday morning after a short illness.
Scannell expressed his sadness saying the EMC team had been privileged to know Inana and to work with him.
“In his time with us we came to know an extraordinary man and leader: a visionary who was respected across our industry and who inspired those around him. We will miss him greatly, as a friend and a colleague. Our collective thoughts and prayers are with Inana’s family in their time of loss and mourning,” he said.
Nkanza arrived at EMC in 2010 and was appointed as the country manager. He was previously employed by SUN Microsystems South Africa as managing director.
Nkanzais survived by his wife and three children.