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For StarLink’s YAADHNA SINGH-GOUNDEN , striving
towards being the leading, trusted security advisor within Africa is
what drives her on.
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Describe your current job
role and the parts that are
somewhat challenging?
figuring out the different applications
connecting our home printer to the machine.
Within StarLink, I currently have the privilege
of taking on the role of a Country Manager
for the Sub-Saharan Africa region, covering
Eastern, Western and Southern Africa
countries respectively. My role affords me
the opportunity to lead cross-functional,
international expansion projects and work
with different business teams. As a country
manager, I am required to define and drive
expansion into new marketplaces and develop
a strong footprint of our brand across my
respective regions by growing and leading a
winning team. This role is incredibly rewarding;
however, it also comes with its challenges
which continues to keep me passionate, alert
and continuously improving myself.
When you look back at your
career what has been the most
memorable achievement?
Being part of the StarLink team, it
is difficult trying to list one specific
memorable achievement; with each quarter,
it brings about a new challenge, but so too
a phenomenal achievement. However, if
I had to single out the reason behind my
drive and success, I would say it is my team
across Africa that currently stands out as
my most memorable achievement. Being
part of the process of personally selecting
future leaders, the reason behind StarLink’s
success regionally, gives me a feeling of
immense pride.
What made you think of a career
in technology?
As a child, I have fond memories of my
father’s computer in our study. I remember
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It was then that I started to develop
a passion for computers, which led to
technology. Shortly after school and tertiary
Yaadhna Singh-Gounden, Country Manager:
Sub-Sahara, West and South Africa at StarLink
Being part of the
process of personally
selecting future
leaders, the reason
behind StarLink’s
success regionally,
gives me a feeling of
immense pride.
education, I started to appreciate the
security risks involved in an ever-changing
landscape of technology and decided to
pursue a career in cybersecurity.
What style of management
philosophy do you employ at
your current position?
In my capacity as a country manager,
working with several regions, cultures
and departments, as well as various levels
of staff, I have adopted a ‘situational
leadership’ philosophy.
I believe in harnessing the power of
people; despite the growing attention being
placed on technology and cybersecurity, it is
still crucial.
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