Arivia.kom announced the appointment of Hugo Knoetze (35) as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) this month. As COO, Knoetze has responsibility for all facets of arivia.kom`s operating divisions.
As the company`s former chief financial officer, Knoetze knows precisely what needs to be done to keep arivia.kom competitive and profitable.
Says Knoetze: "The market can expect some positive changes in arivia.kom`s operations - especially in our service delivery models. I am not averse to shaking the tree to get results. I have been with arivia.kom since its formation and nothing is more important to me than making the right business decisions for the welfare of the company, no matter how hard those may be."
While Knoetze has been in the hot seat of arivia.kom for four years as CFO, he is determined to bring fresh thinking to the task at hand.
"The fact that I know the company inside out, and have the support of Zeth Malele and the board, are undoubted advantages, but it will also take creative thinking and determination to ensure our dominance in the market and set us apart from our competitors. I want to revitalise arivia.kom from the inside out, and I have a fantastic team to support me in that."
Arivia.kom CEO Zeth Malele concurs. "We have successfully grown from our formative and consolidation stages, to emerge as a respected commercial entity. Now is the time to take our hard-earned reputation to new heights. Hugo is the ideal person for this demanding position. He has the mandate to accelerate the alignment of our operational capabilities into a cohesive, value-adding service delivery force. His business acumen, strategic insights and financial expertise are exactly what arivia.kom requires to grow our reputation as a high-performance organisation."
Knoetze holds a BComm and a BComm Honours (Financial), an MBA in Finance and Strategy, and a Certificate in Advanced Corporate Finance. He started his career at Mercantile Lisbon Bank where he acted in multiple roles in finance and operations, was head of Alco (assets and liability management), and was executive assistant to the group CEO. Prior to joining arivia.kom in August 2001, he was an executive director of Gemini Consulting. He was head of mergers and acquisitions, as well as commercialisation service offerings in the company. He acted as a consultant and has advised numerous companies across industries in business strategy, business turnarounds, commercialisations, and merger and acquisition transactions.
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Arivia.kom is a leading South African IT company operating throughout Africa, with a proven ability to implement customised, integrated IT solutions and provide services at whichever global location clients may specify. Its end-to-end services and solutions generate significant business advantages for its clients. It has a thorough understanding of the market sectors on which it focuses and an impressive track record as proof of its capabilities. http://www.arivia.co.za.
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