Johannesburg, 08 Feb 2013
JSE-listed Adapt IT Holdings (“Adapt IT Group”) has today announced the appointment of a respected ICT professional, Oliver Fortuin, as an independent non-executive board member to the group.
Fortuin will serve as an Independent Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors, and Chairman of the Social and Ethics Committee, effective 8 February 2013, replacing Mandla Nhlapo, who retires to pursue other interests.
“We are grateful to have had Mandla serve on the board and sincerely appreciate his contribution to Adapt IT's success over the past three years. We welcome Fortuin, who brings a wealth of ICT experience, and look forward to his contribution in building the Adapt IT business,” says Adapt IT Group CEO, Sbu Shabalala.
Oliver Darrel Fortuin, MBA, born in 1967, brings 23 years of experience in the technology industry to the board of directors. Fortuin is a Lead Independent Non-Executive Director of Ellies Holdings and served as a Director and Chairman for IBM in South Africa, having been with the company for 17 years. His experience is in the global market and, in addition, the telco industry, financial services, public and retail sectors, which greatly complements the board's expertise in effecting the Adapt IT Group's organic and acquisitive growth strategy.
Adapt IT is a dynamic growing group of companies, providing specialised business applications and related services to the world's most successful companies in the manufacturing and mining, higher education and financial services sectors. For more information, visit www.adapit.co.za.
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