Internet Solutions (IS) CEO, Angus MacRobert, today announced the new executive appointments.
Greg Payne, previously IS Client Services Executive becomes the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of IS, after separating the Operational and Networking functions.
This is as a result of Johann Pretorius leaving for a new business appointment. Payne is responsible for Client Services and will report directly to MacRobert. "Greg also becomes a Divisional Director of IS," says MacRobert, "and we welcome his further contribution to the business."
Prenesh Padayachee remains as the Chief Technology Officer of IS, looking after the Networking, Infrastructure, Utilities and Network Systems of IS. Prenesh also becomes a Divisional Director of IS.
Tony Walt, previously Sales Director at IS, takes on the role of Chief Customer Officer (CCO). MacRobert said: "As a result of our rapid growth over the last few years, we feel that it is imperative that a senior director of IS has both external and internal customer facing responsibilities. Tony will therefore look after sales, service management, escalations and IT of IS."
Hillel Shrock, previously New Business Development Director replaces Ermano Quartero as the Business Solutions Director of IS. MacRobert said: "After many years of service, Ermano moves on to a new opportunity. Hillel has been with IS for 10 years now, and knows our business and strategy inside out. He will make a significant contribution to the operation with all our Business Units reporting to him."
Siyabonga Madyibi has been appointed to the IS Divisional Board, looking after the regulatory affairs of IS. Madyibi has been with IS for over two years, and in a short time, has made a significant mark on our business.
Tony Koutakis becomes the new Sales Director of IS, having spent many years as a Sales Manager, and recently performing the role of Service Management Executive.
Commenting on business succession and continuity for the company, and its future growth, MacRobert said IS is in a strong position. "We are aware we operate in an extremely competitive environment where experience and skills are often scarce.
"IS has always been fortunate in that our culture, employee benefits and working conditions are rated highly in our sector and we have shown this in the retention of our staff. Unlike other ICT companies, IS has many key people who have significant long service with us and have clearly-stated career paths within the company."
"The current movement of senior people to other newer players is also indicative of how the industry continues to challenge us all," he continued. "What it creates is further career opportunities all round, as well as opening up room for internal and individual advancement. It has long been our policy to appoint from within where possible, and in this case these changes at the executive level have created several changes in our senior management structure - thus giving some of our up-and-coming stars the opportunity to make their mark," MacRobert said. These additional changes will be communicated shortly, but should be viewed as existing senior staff with changed roles, and promotions from within the ranks at IS.
Concluding, MacRobert said this new operational structure is in line with continuing growth plans and the company's focus on customer-centric service delivery. "I believe this team will help fast-track our continued movement towards offering full converged communication solutions to our customers as deregulation takes place," he said.
For details on the management team go to http://www.is.co.za/about/management/Management+Team.htm
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Internet Solutions (IS) is a leading provider of end-to-end connectivity solutions and related services across the African continent. The people at IS are passionate about constantly innovating and delivering solutions and services that are relevant and critical to their customers. These services are built on a world-class, secure, resilient infrastructure, delivered according to global best practices and effected in partnership with the world's leading technology vendors. It is through these services and solutions that IS creates a competitive edge for their customers communication needs, and promote sustainable business growth.
The business was founded in 1992 on the principle of developing a robust infrastructure in order for corporates and other organisations to communicate. Since then, IS has established itself as a leader in this space, attracting over 80% of South Africa's top businesses as clients. From listed companies to Non Governmental Organisations, local and national government and smaller companies, IS is enabling and evolving communications to meet the business needs of thousands of customers.
Today, the company enjoys a leadership position as it delivers services including: hosting, access, security solutions, virtual private network (VPN), mobile solutions, VOIS, African solutions, broadband, and application services (ASP). Recent growth in the African economy has resulted in IS spreading its services across all parts of the continent as clients demand reliable and robust networking connectivity in the African market.
IS has been certified as a Level 4 contributor to BEE (100% compliant), and has earned an impressive collection of accolades and awards.
Partnerships with major global players such as Cisco and Microsoft are also fundamental to IS, and as such Internet Solutions was recently awarded Microsoft Gold Certification in the Hosting specialisation for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration (Hosted Exchange and SharePoint) and Managed Hosting Solutions - the first South African company to achieve this accreditation. Similarly in 2002 IS was certified as a Cisco Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP), the first company outside of the US to be awarded this accolade.
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