Lenovo Africa Announces Its Partnership With SA Rugby Player, Siya Kolisi
Lenovo Africa Announces Its Partnership With SA Rugby Player, Siya Kolisi. Lenovo Africa took to Instagram to announce that it has partnered with South African Rugby player, Siya Kolisi, who aligns with the brand’s purpose of innovation and community development in Africa.
The post read, “Are you ready for this?! He’s a local icon, rugby legend, and a captain for all We’re thrilled to kick off an exciting partnership with the legend himself, @SiyaKolisi! It’s time to take #LiveSmarter to the next level! Welcome to the team | Siyakwamukela ekhaya”
“Our partnership with Siya Kolisi is an important milestone for Lenovo. It’s the first partnership of its kind in Africa, and we truly believe Siya is the perfect candidate to help us deliver hope and change amongst the Southern African community. His ability to take action with the perspective of a better future for all, inspires us as a brand, to accelerate our inclusion and diversity initiatives, drive social impact, and enthuse continuous development through innovation,” Lenovo General Manager, Thibault Dousson said in a statement. Left Lenovo is one of the world’s leading personal technology companies, producing innovative PCs and mobile internet devices. Now, #286 on fortune 500 list, Lenovo is the world’s largest PC vendor and fourth largest smartphone company.
Siya Kolisi said: “I am absolutely honored and delighted to be associating myself and my personal brand with a technology leader like Lenovo. In the words of former UN Secretary-general Kofi Annan, if harnessed properly, technology has the potential to improve all aspects of our social, economic and cultural life, and it can serve as an engine for development in the twenty-first century’. This is something I truly believe in for the youth of South Africa, and my partnership with Lenovo aspires to do just that.”
