Global water technology company Xylem Africa has announced the appointment of Gregory Bloom as the new Rental Manager for Xylem Africa and Max Kubwalo as Metrology Sales Lead for Anglophone Africa.
Gregory was appointed in May 2020 to head the company’s rental division in Africa where he will be responsible for providing water solutions for a variety of applications while Kubwalo started in July 2020 to cover the English-speaking countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The company serves customers in a range of sectors, from construction and mining to agriculture and infrastructure. Applications include dewatering, underground drainage, fly ash removal, temporary fire pumps, and sludge removal.
Bloom, a sales expert, has 22 years of experience in the sector where he has worked in a number of roles across several industries, including automotive and security. He served as National Operations Manager and Sales Representative at South African purified water provider Aquazania before going on to hold key managerial positions at Eazi Access Rental, CC Crane Hire, and SkyJacks.
Kubwalo joins Xylem from Itron, an American technology company that offers products and services on energy and water resource management. While at Itron, he established a remarkable reputation among the utility markets of Southern and Eastern Africa.
The two leaders are gems that Xylem will find resourceful in their operations and expansion plans in Africa.
Described by Xylem as ‘process driven and a prolific supporter of his teams’, Bloom is a Diploma holder in Advanced Business Management from Damelin and Project Management from Varsity College. He has also completed the Gordon Institute of Business Science’s Executive Development Programme and Finance for Non-Financial Managers Programme.
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On the other hand, with nearly 20 years in the Metrology industry – Kubwalo’s experience in sales is a solid record in the water management industry. His track record includes responsibility for projects exceeding US $10 million. He has built extensive experience and knowledge around leading brands such as Sensus.
According to Kubwalo, the work done by local management and their channel partners as well as Xylem’s work with water impressed him hence, he opted to join the company.
He says Water is a critical resource and Xylem’s efforts to assist utilities reduce their losses and improve their efficiencies while providing cleaner and easier access to water – is his motivation to be part of the company.
Kubwalo is a Bachelor of Science degree holder in Aeronautical Engineering and also a Post Graduate Diploma holder in Industrial Engineering both from Wits University.
Kubwalo is expected to vigorously continue pursuing existing key accounts in the Southern and Eastern African regions, focusing on migrating customers from pure metering hardware to longer-term non-revenue water services.
“He brings with him a lot of experience and insight to the Xylem team,” said Chetan Mistry, Strategy and Marketing Manager for Xylem Africa.
Chetan says Kubwalo’s work across Africa has made real differences on the ground and helped many organisations use water in smarter and more efficient ways.