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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The composition of the Dimension Data (Proprietary) Ltd - Board of Directors, is as follows:

Andile Abner Ngcaba
Chairman
Andile joined Dimension Data in March 2004 with impeccable credentials in policy formulation, conceptual development and implementation in the ICT sector. His experience in the promotion and management of IT, telecommunications, broadcasting, postal services and e-commerce in South Africa has been invaluable to the South African business. Andile holds a Master of Commerce, majoring in Information Systems, from the University of Witwatersrand. The University of Fort Hare honoured him with an honorary Doctorate in Commerce and he has also obtained a diploma in Executive Management Programme jointly offered by Stanford and Singapore University. Andile is leading a Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) consortium owning a 25% interest in DDSA. The consortium includes prominent participants in the local ICT industry and certain BEE entities including broad-based empowerment parties. Additionally, Andile will be driving the development of an African growth initiative to aggressively expand our African business.

  

 

Sean Joubert
Chief Financial Officer
Sean Joubert joined Dimension Data's cabling arm, Advanced Cabling (now Advanced Infrastructure) in 1994 and consolidated his grasp of the financial aspects of the business through a significant period gaining experience and knowledge of  the group's Networking Division. He was appointed Group Financial Director for Dimension Data Networking  and has recently been appointed to the Dimension Data South Africa Board as Chief Financial Officer. Sean attended the Rand Afrikaanse University where he obtained a B. Com Honours CA (SA).

  

  

Angus MacRobert
CEO: Internet Solutions
Angus is Chief Executive Officer of Internet Solutions (IS), South Africa's foremost corporate Internet access and value-added service provider. Angus graduated from UCT in 1991 with a B.Bus Sci (Honours) degree and passed his Final Qualifying Examinations in 1992. He completed his accounting articles and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1994 with Deloitte & Touche, whereafter he read a Special Diploma in Social Studies at Oxford University, United Kingdom. Angus has amassed a formidable body of experience in capital markets and investment banking. He joined the Dimension Data Group's Venture Capital Division in June 2000. Shortly thereafter, Angus was appointed as CEO of Internet Solutions and has the ideal management style to complement its extraordinary business culture.

  

 

Mandisa Ntloko
Marketing Director
Mandisa joined Dimension Data in January 2008 as Executive Director for Marketing in Middle East and Africa. She has 12 years experience in marketing communications and has worked for a number of leading brands, both locally and internationally, including MTN and Nokia. Furthermore, prior to entering the private sector, Mandisa has six years of experience in running youth leadership and entrepreneurial skills development programmes in the non-government sector. She holds BA degree from the University of Witwatersrand, majoring in International Relations and Industrial Sociology and she was awarded the Nelson Mandela Scholarship to study her MBA at the Warwick Business School in the UK.

  

  

Jayandran Reddy
Regional Director
Jay joined Dimension Data subsidiary, DNS Networking (DNS) in KwaZulu-Natal in April 1999. As a Director, his brief was to focus on building out DNS’ Server, Desktop and Managed Services business in the region.  With the consolidation of the DNS and Dimension Data businesses in 2000, Jay assumed the role of Services Director for Dimension Data in KwaZulu-Natal, and thereafter the role of Services and Sales Director for KZN. Jay was appointed as Managing Director of Dimension Data in KwaZulu-Natal in January 2005, and was appointed to the South African Board in July 2006.  Jay who started his tertiary education in Civil Engineering, has over 20 years experience in the ICT sector, with the majority of his career spent in the reseller environment focused on Client Experience and Operational Excellence. 

  

  

Dharmesh Rama
Financial Director: Internet Solutions
Dharmesh joined IS in 2006 after a varied and high profile financial career that included roles in senior financial management and compliance with blue chip corporate including Anglo American plc and the JSE/SAFEX . Dharmesh graduated from the University of South Africa and is a qualified Charted Accountant (SA).

  

  

Julian Sunker
Financial Director
Julian joined Dimension Data in 1997 as Financial Manager. During the past 11 years he has held positions as financial manager for the Voice, CIS, Networking, and Solutions lines of business and been Financial Director for the Gauteng region. Julian was recently appointed to the board of Dimension Data as Financial Director. Julian is qualified CA (SA) with more then 20 years financial and commercial experience.

  

  

Hanif Randera
Executive Director
Hanif has been with Dimension Data since 1992 and was appointed to the South African Board in May 2002 as Marketing and Public Affairs Executive. His long career with the company saw him move though the Network Services ranks from sales to Key Account Management, which afforded him the opportunity to develop strong relationships with top corporate clients within South Africa. He has a clear understanding of the company and its clients and has been the recipient of numerous awards and accolades, including the highly sought-after Top Salesman award for a number of years running.

  

  

Prenesh Padayachee
Chief Technology Officer: Internet Solutions
Prenesh joined IS as an engineer in 1998, and has held various technical and senior Operations positions in the business. With a National Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Prenesh started out in the financial services sector as a field engineer, then joined IBM as a Technical Specialist. Prenesh is an IS Divisional Director.

  

  

Alpheus Mangale
Chief Operating Officer
Alpheus Mangale has been with the Dimension Data group for over 12 years and has held numerous positions during this period, including systems engineering, product management, principal consultant, technology and practice management roles. His tenure with the group includes five years in the UK and Europe where he was part of Dimension Data’s global expansion strategy, whereafter he returned to South Africa. Most recently, Alpheus held the position of Chief Technology Officer for Dimension Data's Middle East and Africa region, where his responsibilities included leading the group’s marketing, strategic business alliances and as well as the technology strategy for the company. He is currently an executive director and Chief Operating Officer for Dimension Data Middle East and Africa. His responsibilities include leading all lines of business for Dimension Data in Middle East and Africa region.

   

  

Jason Goodall
Executive Director
Jason, a qualified chartered accountant, completed his articles at Deloitte & Touche in 1992. Jason began his career with Omnilink as Chief Financial Officer in 1998 after accumulating varied work experience in finance and sales.  Omnilink later merged with Internet Solutions. From 2001 to 2003 Jason held the position of Chief Operating Officer at Internet Solutions and was instrumental in building the company into a highly profitable and successful Dimension Data company. In 2003 Jason joined Dimension Data South Africa’s Executive Team, heading up the Converged Infrastructure business. Jason is now Managing Director of Dimension Data and is responsible for Emerging Africa and the Middle East. In addition, Jason sits on the board of Britehouse Technologies.

  

  

Zandile Mbele
Transformation Executive
Zandile Mbele has more than 20 years practical experience working in diverse marketing and strategic communications fields. She holds an MBA from Durham University (UK) and an MA from City University in London. She has held various Executive positions with Sentech: where she served as an Executive responsible for Regulatory and Communications, Metropolitan Holdings as General Manager of Group Corporate Marketing, Hive Communications, as Managing Director. She is currently Executive Director for Dimension Data, responsible for Transformation. Ms Mbele served on the Board of the Universal Service Agency and is currently a Director of Plessey (PTY) Ltd.

  

  

Siyabonga Madyibi
Regulatory Director: Internet Solutions
Siyabonga joined IS in 2004. Prior to joining IS, Siyabonga was head of ICASA’s Legal and Regulatory Affairs and also held a concurrent position of Project Director for the licensing process of the SNO (now Neotel). He has overall responsibility on regulatory matters that relate to both Dimension Data and Internet Solutions and he also sits on the Board of Dimension Data Africa and Middle East as well as being an IS Divisional Director. Siyabonga completed his junior degree at UCT where he studied BA – Law and then conducted his postgraduate studies at the University of Natal (PMB) where he completed his LLB Degree, followed by completion of his legal articles.











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