BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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