Zetes South Africa announces management change

Issued by P and P Communications for Zetes
Johannesburg, 27 Nov 2012

Alex Driesen.

Zetes South Africa, part of the pan-EMEA leaders in people and goods identification, announces the appointment of Alex Driesen as managing director and general manager in line with the group's strategic acquisition plan.

In July 2011, Zetes acquired the ProScan Group to form Zetes South Africa, and more recently consolidated its three operations into a single entity to focus on expansion and growth in local markets and Africa.

Outgoing managing director and general manager, Andrew Fosbrook, who founded the company in 2002, will remain with the group in the part-time role of company secretary supporting the board of directors of Zetes in South Africa. He will also finalise the merger of the three legal entities under the Zetes umbrella.

Driesen comments: "I look forward to working with the South African team in one of the most dynamic markets across the Zetes Group and building on the successful foundation that Fosbrook established in growing the South African business to become a market leader. We also appreciate his support in finalising the restructuring of the South African subsidiary to drive profitable growth."

"As part of the succession plan, I look forward to handing over the reins to Driesen and the team," adds Fosbrook. "With its leadership position in the South African market and the support and leverage of the global Zetes group, the SA team is well positioned to expand successfully into other regions."

Driesen will combine his new role in South Africa with his current role as senior vice-president for North Europe and South Africa and with the new role of senior vice-president for emerging markets. He has been a member of Zetes' executive leadership team for many years and has helped the company achieve its current leading position within the European market.

From roles both in field operations and corporate head office, he was responsible for leading international initiatives to further enhance the group's position across both goods ID and people ID. Driesen studied in Belgium and the US, has master's degrees in engineering and in business administration, and is a graduate of the AMP programme of the Harvard Business School.

Zetes

Zetes (Euronext Brussels: ZTS) is a leading provider of supply chain, identification and mobility solutions. By utilising automatic identification technologies in an intelligent way, Zetes links goods and people to new and existing IT systems. The result for customers is seamless information exchange, with data captured at every stage of the process and made available in real time.

As a result, Zetes' solutions provide companies, public institutions and governments with the desired control over their floor and field operations, which allow them to optimise overall performance, improve their bottom lines and face the most demanding traceability challenges.

The Zetes Group has its headquarters in Belgium and employs more than 1 000 people across 16 countries in EMEA. Zetes aspires to achieve sustainable profits and growth; its consolidated revenues for 2011 amounted to EUR220.6 million. More info: www.zetes.com.

Zetes South Africa (formerly ProScan)

Zetes South Africa is part of the leading pan-European company that provides value-added solutions and services based on the automatic identification of goods and people (goods ID and people ID). Zetes' head office in South Africa is situated in Bedfordview, Johannesburg, with regional offices in Durban, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. The ProScan Group was acquired by Zetes Industries on 1 July 2011. www.zetes.co.za.

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