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Johannesburg - South African headquartered technology company Dimension Data has appointed a new chief executive officer for its Middle East and African operation.
Grant Bodley (40), who has been working at Dimension Data for nearly 15 years, is set to replace Derek Wilcocks as the company’s chief executive officer for the Middle East and Africa as of October 1.
Furthermore, Dimension Data said in a statement on Wednesday that Derek Wilcocks and the company’s current managing director Sean Joubert are both taking up “executive positions within the global group”.
“Dimension Data has a long-standing commitment to promote from within,” said Andile Ngcaba, Dimension Data MEA chairman.
“My board and executive team believe that Grant, who is highly regarded internally and by our clients, is the right candidate to take our business forward in MEA,” said Ngcaba.
Dimension Data said that Bodley was previously the company’s sales director for MEA and the head of its IT outsourcing business.
Dimension Data has operations in over 58 countries and over 23 000 employees.
Dimension Data’s headquarters are in Johannesburg and the company is known for offering services such as network integration, security solutions, data centre solutions and converged communications.
