IT solutions and services provider Datacentrix has appointed Hellen Mabasa as its Senior Manager of Human Resources with effect from 1 September 2008.
Mabasa's portfolio will include overall management of Datacentrix human resources functions. "We believe that Hellen will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to Datacentrix and will assist the company in addressing some of the key challenges we are facing around the retention of high skilled resources," says Ahmed Mahomed, Group CEO.
Mabasa has a BA in Industrial Sociology and Psychology from Wits University and further holds a post-graduate management qualification specialising in human resources from Wits Business School. Her employment background includes such companies as BP Southern Africa and Deloitte, where she specialised in transformation; as well as experience within the IT industry.
"I enjoyed my time within the IT industry and still find it interesting and challenging. There are many issues facing HR within this sector, with the most critical being the retention of highly skilled and necessary employees, skills development and EE," explains Mabasa. "I hope that with my knowledge, we will be able to address some of the challenges facing Datacentrix as far as human resources is concerned," she adds.
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Datacentrix is a leading, black empowered IT company that provides computing power, business value and solutions to corporate South Africa. The company was established as a separate legal entity through a management buy-out in 1994. In 2008, Datacentrix is celebrating 10 years of successful performance since its listing on the JSE Limited in September 1998. Datacentrix remains at the forefront of the latest IT innovations and offers the highest level of technical support and engineering expertise due to its global partner relationships, which include HP, Microsoft, IBM and Lenovo and many others. Datacentrix's key service and product offering is based on three main divisions: Infrastructure, Solutions and Services. For more information, please visit www.datacentrix.co.za.
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