247Solar today announced the addition of veteran energy industry business development executive Ntongwe Enongene to the company’s growing team. In his role as Global Business Development Manager – Mining, Enongene will lead the company’s initiatives to supply day-and-night green electricity and heat to the mining industry by leveraging 247Solar Technologies.
Enongene’s career includes more than 5 years at Caterpillar where he led territory sales teams to achieve revenue goals and build a solid footprint across Africa and the Middle East. Responsibilities included developing region-wide strategies for bundle sales of mining machines, gensets and related technologies. This included multi-million-dollar deals with Newmont Ghana, Sukari Gold mine, Kinross and many other key mining players in Africa. While leading Caterpillar’s long-term expansion plans for North, East, West and Central Africa, he built strong partnerships with key multinational key accounts, including Newmont, Nordgold, AMS, Ausdrill, Endeavor Mining and others. After Caterpillar, he held senior business development positions with APR Energy, based in Cote d’Ivoire, and Puma Energy, based in Zambia.
In his new role with 247Solar, Ntongwe Enongene will develop and update 247Solar’s marketing and sales strategies for the mining industry and bring a sophisticated and professional approach to selling complete energy systems as well as PPAs through which mines purchase green energy from systems built, owned, and operated by 247Solar. He will also be responsible for training and supporting 247Solar’s global network of Regional Sales Representatives to identify and qualify mining customer prospects and to help secure contracts with qualified customers.
Enongene holds multiple MBAs in energy management, international business and business strategy as well as post-graduate diplomas in marketing management and communications. He is the recipient of numerous energy industry awards and certifications.
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