Franck Kié heads up Kaydan Digital and targets data centre market in Côte d’Ivoire
The young subsidiary of the Côte d’Ivoire real estate group wants to take advantage of the rapidly growing demand for digital storage and is creating its first data centre park near Abidjan.
29/09/2022 at 16h02, by Africa Business+
Operating until now in cybersecurity consulting via his company Ciberobs, Franck Kié – according to Africa Business+ sources – has become director and CEO of Kaydan Digital since 1 September. This firm is a new subsidiary of the Ivorian real estate and construction group Kaydan, founded in 2014 and chaired by the influential businessman Alain Kouadio.
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