HP appoints new BCS BU and sales manager

Issued by HP
Johannesburg, 16 Jan 2013

HP has announced the appointment of President Ntuli as HP Business Critical Servers (BCS) BU and Sales Manager for the Enterprise Group in South Africa, with immediate effect.

Ntuli's new position forms part of a string of other new management appointments over the past few months.

"President's appointment is another example where strong leadership, customer focus and proven success has led to an internal promotion into a senior management position within the company. We wish him all the best and success in his new role," says Frank van Rees, Managing Director and Enterprise Group Lead for HP South Africa.

Ntuli has over 12 years' experience in the public sector. He joined HP in 2009 as an Enterprise Account Manager, focusing on key public sector accounts and building relationships with government clients. He then became the Public Sector Lead for Enterprise, Servers, Storage and Networking (ESSN), where he was responsible for revenue and selling strategies, and providing trusted advice to public sector executives.

Prior to his current appointment, he served as the Global Account manager for the customer central and provincial government.

Before to joining HP, Ntuli held various positions at IBM, Sun Microsystems and Microsoft SA all related to the implementation of IT solutions within government. He holds a Bachelors of Commerce Degree (Accounting and Auditing) from the University of Johannesburg and has a keen interest in government service delivery.

Ntuli is a member of the Enterprise Group management team and will report directly to Van Rees.

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