Robert Gumede

Robert Gumede (born 9 August 1963) is a South African businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder of the IT firm Gijima Technologies and its holding company Gijima Group. Quotes Most golfers were business people, professionals such as medical doctors and the like, and were always surrounded by the successful people. I learned a lot. One of the most beautiful parts of South Africa. Don’t forget, these were tough times; it was apartheid at its worst. I chose to go the business route as political freedom needed economic freedom to blossom. 'Italic text'A South African serial entrepreneur That have benefited me to gain business or a position in a company. Who is Robert Gumede In 1988, I started Gijima Electronic And Security Systems (Pty) Ltd, which is the flagship company of Guma Group. In 1992, I moved to Johannesburg the City of Gold’ to build the business from there. I opened a small office Guma Group’s first office, in a basement located within an industrial park. As we were a relatively new business, I had to learn effective networking and marketing to win clients. In 1999 I listed the company on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, and the sale of some of my stake in the company gave me the liquidity to make other smart and timely investments in tourism, hospitality, property development and mineral exploration. We are still expanding and investing into new businesses in Africa and beyond. I took on the white-owned I.T. enterprise AST and through entrepreneurial flare in doing so, I saved over 2,000 white jobs; instead of BEE I executed a “White Economic Empowerment ” (WEE) initiative, one achieved by its ‘Black Knight’, ergo the moniker. Nigerian entrepreneurs Chidi and Chika Nwaogu: Turning creative content into profit External links Category:Living people Category:South African billionaires Category:South African businesspeople Category:South African business executives Category:1963 births