Basson set to drive growth as a service-led company

Issued by Text 100 Public Relations for Altron Document Solutions
Johannesburg, 19 Sep 2012

Johan Basson, the new CEO of Bytes Document Solutions (BDS).

Bytes Technology Group (Bytes), a wholly owned subsidiary of the JSE-listed Altron Group, today announced the appointment of Johan Basson as the new Chief Executive Officer of Bytes Document Solutions (BDS) with immediate effect. BDS is the largest Xerox distributor in the world and the biggest contributor to Bytes with revenues in excess of R1.8 billion.

Basson joined BDS in 2001, where he excelled in various key financial positions, including that of Financial Director, a position he held prior to his appointment as CEO. With more than 20 years' of financial and operational management experience, Basson's proven business acumen and in-depth knowledge of the document solutions industry will stand him in good stead as he takes over the reins as leader of BDS. Basson holds a B Com Honours degree in Financial Management from the University of Johannesburg where he also lectured before entering the private sector.

In his new position, Basson will be expected to actively drive the transition of BDS from a product to a services-led business. Commenting on his appointment, Basson said: "Throughout Africa, our customers expect delivery of the best products, solutions and services to help them improve their document workflows and business processes. They also expect this to happen at a faster pace and at a lower cost than before. At BDS, we plan to rise to this challenge and deliver on our promises."

According to Basson, BDS has a significant advantage within the industry as the authorised distributor of Xerox as well as being part of Bytes and the greater Altron Group. "Through our collaboration with them, we are able to tap into international best practices in order to adapt to changing customer needs and to provide a total IT solution of which managed print services is an important component," said Basson.

Rob Abraham, Chief Executive Officer of Bytes Technology Group, said he is delighted with the appointment of Basson as the CEO of BDS. "Having worked closely with Johan for over 10 years during my tenure at BDS, I have no doubt that his business acumen and experienced approach will be to the benefit of all our customers in terms of excellent service delivery while improving profitable growth."

Bytes Document Solutions

Bytes Document Solutions (www.bdsol.co.za), Authorised Xerox Distributor, offers a comprehensive range of products and services to the document management industry serving over 10 000 customers across sub-Saharan Africa. Through its three independent business divisions: Xerox (www.xerox.com), LaserCom and NOR Paper, the group continues to provide innovative and diverse product and service offerings supported by 80 service centres across the continent.

Bytes Document Solutions is a Level Two Contributor and a Value-Adding Supplier, with customers able to claim 156.25% of their spend towards their preferential procurement measurement.

Bytes Documents Solutions is a division of Bytes Technology Group South Africa, wholly owned by JSE-listed company Altron.

Xerox

Xerox Corporation is a $22.5 billion leading global enterprise for business process and document management. Through its broad portfolio of technology and services, Xerox provides the essential back-office support that clears the way for clients to focus on what they do best: their real business. Headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, Xerox provides leading-edge document technology, services, software and genuine Xerox supplies for graphic communication and office printing environments of any size. Through ACS, a Xerox company, which Xerox acquired in February 2010, Xerox also offers extensive business process outsourcing and IT outsourcing services, including data processing, healthcare solutions, HR benefits management, finance support and customer relationship management services for commercial and government organisations worldwide. The 134 000 people of Xerox serve clients in more than 160 countries. For more information, visit http://www.xerox.com, http://news.xerox.com, http://www.realbusiness.com or http://www.acs-inc.com. For investor information, visit http://www.xerox.com/investor.

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