Tenet gets new CEO
Tenet has appointed Duncan Greaves as chief executive officer of the company with effect from 1 January 2013.
Tenet appointes Duncan Greaves as new CEO
Tenet gets new CEO
Tenet has appointed Duncan Greaves as chief executive officer of the company with effect from 1 January 2013.
Good move if you ask me.
Will be interesting to see Andrews take on this, but I've had some peripheral dealings with Duncan from many many years ago and he was on the ball then.
Originally Posted by Korn1
*Hrm*, I will admit to being very surprised by this appointment, and I wish Duncan the best in his new position. I think though that no matter who replaced Dr. Duncan Martin, those would be very very big shoes to fill. It's a complex position that requires close relations with many market segments, both academic, commercial and public sector, and it's going to be interesting to watch the TENET development in regards to these relationships going forward, because its a juggling act that has always been delicate.
I think irrespective of who replaced Dr. Martin, my only wish is that TENET continues to see itself as a pioneer, and I pray that TENET continues to see itself as an innovator, rather than an operator. Every NREN in the world requires the ability to develop, grow, innovate, and pioneer, and that is the other challenge being faced by Duncan Greaves now, as would be faced by any successor. To maintain the balance between operational stability and innovation, because it is something that is critical. An academic network that merely operates and does not pioneer is just another ISP in another guise, and that is something to be avoided.
Beyond that, I can't really say to much, beyond the fact that I wish TENET as an organization all the best, because I truly believe that a strong stable dynamic and innovative academic network is critical in this country (and the rest of the world), but particularly here where we see our education system in such tatters, with University budgets being slashed, shortages of teachers in the primary education sector and all around turmoil. In a situation like we have in South Africa, online resource becomes even more critical as a backup to traditional learning mechanisms.
Duncan Greaves! I used to trade warez with him in the BBS days, then he got very happy-clapper and was the guy that brought the hammer down on the BBSes for their pron (does anyone remember the "gift file" [GIF file] newspaper articles?).
Nice to see an oldskool pirate getting tens of gigabits of bandwidth under his control. Now if only we could have him return to his old habits. The TENET network could host a spectacular usenet server
Five years on: any comment now, Andrew?
Elvis: That was my brother, not me.
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks