Alan Knott-Craig appointed as Cell C CEO

[Ockie]

That in itself is a mystery :/

In fairness though, I've had an issue with their data/BB side more than voice.

Apart from data performance, their pricing has been terrible in comparision and yet people flock to sign up with them. I'm not sure if they're ignorant as to what's out there or what. I'm lucky because I 'know' Vodacom folk on the forum that can assist with my queries and problems ... but without you guys to help, ther customer service isn't great either.

I mean 2GB at R349.00 (exclcuding these one off promotions) or 10GB at R199.00 (8ta) - and you still find people taking the former. In the last 6 months I've used 60GB and paid R1,194.00 for the pleasure. That same 60GB on Vodacom would be over R10,000.00

In a nutshel ... performance below par, costly and no real customer service - yet they thrive.

Having used both Voda and Cell C I can tell you from my side that Cell C performance and coverage is not that great either. Moved to Cell C because they had great signal at my house. Signal has gone to the crapper in two locations I had good coverage when I signed the contract. Eastgate Mall is a massive black hole for them too. Data on my 3G modem (2Gig deal) was a nightmare to use.

I am just glad I have not had billing queries. *knocks on wood*

 

[Sneeky]

Hmm not a AKC fan at all.
Consumers be wary, and vote with your feet if he starts his nonsense with pricing.

 

[Buzybuy]

It's sad to see the constant set of lies that Cell C is caught up in.
From 4G to CEO's, it's always denial when questioned or some fairy tale.

I really hoped to make Cell C my preferred cellphone provider when they launched their 3G, it looked promising.

After all the lies im unsure...

 

[supersunbird]

The poison Ivy licker is back (The dude said the corrupt dead Ivy was good for telecoms in SA.... yeah, cause she kept his cartel running) This could only be bad for consumers. He is really really good for shareholders, but always at the expense of the stakeholders.

Then buy the shares and use the profits from that for your expensive 3G habit hehe

 

[Fuma]

He is probably applying for a vacancy at Cell C.

LOL.

 

[Randux]

Ancient man Ancient prices

 

[TowerGuru]

Let us see how well AKC will get along with the Chinese who CellC are in bed with.

Interesting times.

 

[w1z4rd]

Then buy the shares and use the profits from that for your expensive 3G habit hehe

I run an ISP, I have as much bandwidth as I want (wireless and wired), so I am not going to be the one that suffers from this.

 

[memyselfandi]

I've got 2 Vodascum contracts expiring next month and 2 used up Cell C modems. Vodacom is way to expensive but stable and Cell C 3G reception is unstable and better priced. 8ta does not have 3G in my area. I think I will cancel all contracts, go prepaid and see if AKC can do something to wake up the telecoms world.

 

[Speedster]

Interesting times ahead.

 

[BGE]

AKC will have to make & keep CellC competitive! Else they'll just continue to fade away into nothing. Truth be told, if CellC's pricing was on par with VC and MTN, they'd go outta business... right now 8ta is CellC's biggest threat, so they'll have to compete against 8ta's pricing to remain relevant!

 

[SUPERMAN89]

Replacing Trevor Noah then?

HAHA my exact question!

Well I wish him all the best. The previous C.E.O really turned Cell C around

Thou first thing first :

change this

to this

 

[Necuno]

More office space needed for mr jnr? well thinking back to this

Former Vodacom CEO Alan Knott-Craig and his son, former iBurst MD Alan Knott-Craig Jnr, implicated in Vodacom nepotism scandal

The Sunday Times today reported that one of South Africa’s most prominent telecoms personalities, Alan Knott-Craig, exploited his position as Vodacom CEO to benefit his family. According to the newspaper Vodacom is fighting to “keep secret a potentially embarrassing and explosive forensic report from KPMG concerning allegations that former CEO Alan Knott-Craig snr exploited the cellular company’s resources for the benefit of his family.”

The Sunday Times further reports that some of the “charges levelled against Knott-Craig snr are that his son, Alan Knott-Craig jnr, was given office space and millions of rands to build and promote his businesses; that a company owned by his niece and nephew, and which was on the verge of bankruptcy, was awarded an exclusive multi-million three-year marketing and advertising contract without a proper tender process; and that he arranged for Vodacom to pay tens of thousands of rands for a call centre employee to be trained as a magician.”

The full article is available on the Sunday Times website.

Knott-Craig officially resigned as Vodacom CEO in June 2008, and was succeeded by Pieter Uys who took the helm at the cellular giant in October 2008. Knott-Craig was highly regarded in the cellular industry, receiving international accolades including being inducted as one of the eight Gold Members of the GSM Association’s 2001 inaugural “Roll of Honor”.

Knott-Craig said at the time that he will spend time on his hobbies like wildlife photography, ornithology, philately and genealogy.

 

[Beri]

What a joke. To sick to work for vodacom but fit to cellc. Run people hevis going to take you money. Investors will love him. Consumers will hate him. Bad day for us. Jnr will join him soon.

 

[Stochos]

Godfather II

The mafia don returns.

He could operate in an environment where competition was non-existent. Can he operate in a competitive environment? Can a leopard change its spots?

This does not bode well for competition.

 

[Beri]

Nopt going to be easy to get the numbers now. In order to get people to join and to make a profit you will have to drop the price. When vodacom started there was no choice. Even with the specials from cellc they did not get enough people. This is going to be fun. He will not going to make this as successful as vodacom....

 

[Creag]

Deny! Deny! Acknowledge! :erm:

Good appointment, me thinks. And this might be the tipping point when contract expires in July.

 

[surfs-up]

I'm no fan of AKC - his track record, show him to be conservative with a 1990's mentality. We need someone of the calibre of Lars to get back with Cell C. Someone not afraid to make bold changes, someone that treads where others fear. The only reason Vodascum did so well initially, is because they got in quickly, and there wasn't much competition in those days. People were enamoured by the new cellular technology, and joined Vodacom in vast numbers. Cellular is not new or a novelty anymore. In order to grow a cellular company in 2012, the CEO needs to be inventive, innovative, think out of the box and be seen by the general public to be the one to be driving down prices. I personally don't think AKC is capable of this, but time will tell. One thing is for sure, he will have to change his ways dramatically.

 

[Wall]

not a fan of AKC. He screwed the public over for years with vodascum.

 

[Shred]

Two days ago he denied it. Rotten.