Team
Jacques Harel
Chief Executive Officer
Jacques is the Chief Executive Officer of BIRGER. since April 2007, a technology company operating in the Indian Ocean region and East Africa.
He has worked several years for De Chazal du Mée, Chartered Accountants, gaining expertise in various economic sectors.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Studies, University of Westminster, London and is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) – ACA, Corporate Finance.
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Parwez Bhugalee
Executive - Business Development
Parwez Bhugalee, is a graduate from the University of Cape-Town, holding a BSc Degree in Engineering with specialization in Telecommunications and Electronics. He is also a certified Project Manager and holder of a Management and Leadership certificate.
Having started his career outside of Mauritius as a junior Systems Engineer, Parwez worked for 3 years in overseas markets before joining BIRGER. in 2003.
Between 2003 and 2007, he worked as a Project Leader and eventually as a Project Manager, handling and supporting specific projects with the appropriate teams.
Between 2007 and 2014, his career path took him to a management role in the Enterprise Systems and Solutions business unit and the Head of BIRGER. Technology and Services division to develop our solutions offerings on the local and regional market. During that time, his responsibilities also included the strategic relationship management with Symantec to develop our portfolio of offerings in the security sphere.
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Derrick Munyaneza
Technology Sales Officer
Derrick joined BIRGER. as the technology sales officer since October 2021.
He holds a Master’s degree in Information Technology majoring in Cyber Security from the Carnegie Mellon University and a BSc degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Rwanda.
Derrick has vast experience in Data protection, IT Security support, Network Configuration and support, policy implementation and reporting in private and government institutions in Rwanda. He also has a working experience in Cyber security tools used in Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing, Information security auditing, analysing data and privacy protection laws.
He is passionate about having the employees in different sectors made aware of the different threats in place and defensive practices to fully appreciate the benefits that information technology comes with.