T-Systems SA hosts prestigious 30% Club event - supports gender equality

Issued by Evolution PR for T-Systems
Johannesburg, 02 Mar 2016

Gert Schoonbee, MD at T-Systems

T-Systems South Africa, a leading supplier of end-to-end ICT solutions in both the ICT operations and systems integration markets, recently hosted the 30% Club event at its head office in Midrand.

The 30% Club is an international group of chairmen, CEOs and senior partners of private sector organisations that are committed to bringing more women onto boards because they believe it's good for the overall effectiveness of the boardroom - and therefore good for business. Focus is also placed on the pipeline development to create sustainable change.

Currently, the 30% Club is active in the UK, Hong Kong, Kenya, USA, Ireland, UAE, Italy, Malaysia, Canada, Australia and southern Africa.

Says Gert Schoonbee, MD at T-Systems in South Africa: "At T-Systems, we have always set the trend when it comes to providing opportunities for women in the workplace, and we are proud to be a part of the 30% Club of southern Africa. As the overall Gender Mainstreaming Champion of 2014, we have successfully hosted the first 30% Club Dinner in March of 2015, creating the opportunity for all the captains of industry who attended to participate in discussions around improving gender equality in South Africa's private sector."

In this ever-changing market, digitisation changes business models and this in turn creates specific leadership challenges. Respect, opportunity, cultural and gender diversity and professional excellence are part of the actions that will contribute towards digital transformation of our company and our country.

Schoonbee adds: "T Systems South Africa is committed to creating growth through diversity and will continue to contribute to a digital society and a digital workplace that enables inclusive transformation."

The event was attended by over 60 high-profile companies, including the following special guests:

* Advocate Mikateko Joyce Maluleke
* Cheryl Carolus - member of various boards and keynote speaker of the event
* Dame Judith MacGregor - British High Commissioner to South Africa

Deutsche Telekom

Deutsche Telekom is one of the world's leading integrated telecommunications companies, with around 151 million mobile customers, 30 million fixed-network lines and more than 17 million broadband lines (as of 31 December 2014). The group provides fixed network, mobile communications, Internet and IPTV products and services for consumers and ICT solutions for business customers and corporate customers. Deutsche Telekom is present in more than 50 countries and has approximately 228 000 employees worldwide. The group generated revenues of EUR 62.7 billion in the 2014 financial year - more than 60% of it outside Germany.

T-Systems

Deutsche Telekom considers the European business customer segment a strategic growth area. Deutsche Telekom offers small, medium-sized and multinational companies ICT solutions for an increasingly complex digital world. In addition to services from the cloud, the range of services is centred on M2M and security solutions, complementary mobile communications and fixed network products, and solutions for virtual collaboration and IT platforms, all of which form the basis for our customers' digital business models.

With approximately 47 800 employees worldwide, T-Systems generated revenue of around EUR 8.6 billion in the 2014 financial year.

Since the inception of T-Systems in South Africa in 1997, the company has cemented its position as one of the most successful T-Systems companies outside of Europe. A leading ICT outsourcing service provider locally, T-Systems offers end-to-end ICT solutions in both the ICT operations and systems integration markets. Their extensive portfolio of services covers the vertical, horizontal, IT and TC space. T-Systems South Africa's head office is located in Midrand, with another major office in Cape Town, and 20 further representative offices in locations throughout southern Africa.

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