Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 30 | Page 54

INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS Altron Bytes Document Solutions announces appointment of Warren Mande Altron Bytes Document Solutions is pleased to announce the appointment of Sales Divisional Executive, Warren Mande, to Managing Director of Altron Arrow. Both operating companies are subsidiaries of JSE-listed technology company Altron. Mande has enjoyed a rewarding career at Xerox and Altron – in both the UK and SA for over 17 years. He joined the company as a graduate trainee before being promoted to the position of Commercial Manager. He moved on to spend seven years at Bytes UK as Sales Director before returning to SA to take up the position of Sales Divisional Executive at Altron BDS. Mande is currently responsible for the leadership success of the Xerox’s office sales operations across the country – taking Xerox’s full portfolio of product offerings to the market. He has a proven track record of consistently driving revenue and profitable growth. MD of Altron BDS, Johan Basson, said: “Warren has always been passionate about sales and is a highly skilled and professional leader who takes great pride in all that he does. He has always promoted a very strong culture of quality, fairness, proactivity and accountability and encouraged colleagues Warren Mande, Managing Director of Altron Arrow and employees to strive for excellence. The support, assistance and encouragement he has shown to his colleagues in respect of operational and strategic business matters have been unwavering.” ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Steve Turpie will serve Senior Vice President and General Manager for DXC Technology, covering UK, Ireland, Israel, the Middle East and Africa DXC Technology appoints Steve Turpie to lead UKIIMEA region DXC Technology has announced the appointment of Steve Turpie as Senior Vice President and General Manager for the company’s region, covering UK, Ireland, Israel, the Middle East and Africa (UKIIMEA). Turpie reports to DXC President and CEO Mike Salvino. Maruf Majed, who has led the region since DXC’s inception, will retire from the company, however he will remain on the DXC senior leadership team to ensure there is a smooth handover through to March 31. Turpie joined DXC in October as Head of Client Account Management in UKIIMEA. In his role as Regional General Manager, he is responsible for delivering on the company’s focused strategy on people, customers and operational execution. “Since joining DXC, Steve has worked to understand where we are currently positioned with our customers and where we should focus our attention moving forward,” said Salvino. “By taking DXC to the next level in the UKIIMEA region, Steve will be instrumental in driving our strategy and renewed customer focus to the rest of our organisation.” Turpie added: “In addition to focusing on our people, we will ensure that account teams operate in lock step with customer objectives. Comprehensive and ongoing client reviews will help ensure that DXC is listening and closely aligning with customers and their mission-critical priorities. Our goal is to strengthen our partnership with regional customers, and our success will be directly tied to our ability to address their needs and contribute to their business growth.” Since joining DXC, Steve has worked to understand where we are currently positioned with our customers and where we should focus our attention moving forward. 54