Altech appoints COO
Baker, who commenced his duties on January 1, will report directly to CEO Craig Venter, and will be responsible for the operational delivery of the group companies.
Venter says: "The market capitalisation of the Altech Group has grown from R2,1bn in 2002 to R6,4bn in 2007. The group will produce revenue approaching R10bn this financial year. This appointment, as well as the changes in the Altech management committee, is imperative to the company’s growth, as it will ensure that the focus on operational delivery is maintained."
Group executives who will report directly to Baker include Graham Passmoor (group executive of wireless); Johan Gellatly (group executive: IT division) and Wessie van der Westhuizen, who wears two hats. Wessie, as group executive: multimedia, will report to Baker, but he will continue reporting to Venter as Altech’s chief strategic officer.
MD of Altech Arrow Altech Distribution, Rodger Warren, will also report to the new COO, as will Henk Basson, the GM of Altech Stream which is the broadband arm of the group. In order to support the operational delivery, Anton de Wet (group financial manager) and Lizelle Brink (group manager: marketing, PR, events) who was also recently promoted, will both report to Baker.
The remainder of the executive team reporting to Craig Venter is Dr John Carstens (chief financial officer); Steve Sidley (chief technology officer); Peter Curle (director: corporate finance) and Johan Klein (group executive: HR and industrial relations).
It was also announced that Andy Baker’s former position at Altech Netstar has been filled by the vehicle tracking company’s sales and marketing director, and Rugby World Cup winner, Joel Stransky.
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