Johannesburg, 06 Dec 2016
Stortech is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Volschenk as Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 November 2016. Volschenk will focus on elevating Stortech to a leading systems aggregator in the enterprise market, building on the solid foundation and momentum established under the astute leadership of Steven Hayward.
Stortech and its shareholders thank Hayward for his significant contribution to the business. Hayward played a significant role in growing Stortech to a services-led organisation and attributes his success to setting a viable strategy, high level of focus on execution and accountability, and a united management team.
"I want to express my gratitude to the shareholders, and to my team and staff at Stortech, for their unwavering support in growing the business. I have the highest level of respect for Chris Volschenk as the incoming CEO in terms of his personal integrity as well as his ICT and leadership skills. There has been a seamless transition and I'm confident that he will lead StorTech to greater heights," says exiting CEO Hayward.
Volschenk has 20 years' experience in the broader ICT sector, with 16 years in the roles of CEO, CFO and various executive positions with expertise in business development through analysing trends and translating it into integrated converged solutions for enterprise customers. He has proven successes in setting strategies, achievement of financial targets, implementation and creation of interconnect systems, and various trusted advisory roles for StorTech, Vodacom, Fastnet and Telkom. "It is an incredible honour for me to lead and serve this great company of ours. I have a profound respect and passion for Stortech and its people. As we move forward, our shared purpose remains innovation, inspiration and passion. I cannot be more proud to lead as CEO, and thank you in advance for your continued support."
Stortech welcomes Volschenk to the helm as CEO. His success in growing the business through focused business strategies brings outstanding leadership to the forefront. Under the executive leadership of Volschenk, Stortech embarks on a very exciting new journey of growth and development.
On behalf of the Stortech team, we welcome Volschenk as our CEO and commit our support to the continued success of a great company.
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