F
irst Distribution not only distributes within the
South African IT channel, but into certain SADC
countries as well, depending on individual vendor agreements.
Overseeing these African operations is the team
consisting of Albert Mashigo and Nisha Kristnen. Time to
get more insight into this dynamic duo…
What are your guys backgrounds?
How did you get into IT?
Nisha: I started at M&PD Distributors back in the day, then
joined HPS. Siltek Distribution Dynamics was next, then
Axiz Workgroup, and now First Distribution. All-in-all I’ve
been in the distribution industry for around 25 years. I enjoy
the distribution industry and it was always a conscious decision to remain involved here.
Albert: I’m a township boy, born and bred in Soweto, and
started with no information technology exposure at all at an
early age. An IBM advert in the Rand Daily Mail was inviting
recruits for their apprenticeship program and to be computer technicians. I successfully passed all the tests and met
the criteria they were looking for, and was subsequently
employed in 1982.
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