Stephen Davidson
Independent non-executive Chairman
Age: 59 (British)
Date of appointment: 1 February 2007
Stephen is Chairman of Actual Experience plc and Deputy Chairman of Jaywing plc. He is also a non-executive director of Inmarsat plc, EBT Digital Communications Retail Group and Restore plc. He was previously Vice-Chairman, Investment Banking at WestLB Panmure and Chief Executive and Finance Director of Telewest Communications plc. He has a first-class honours degree in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Aberdeen.
Jens Montanana
Chief Executive Officer
Age: 54 (British)
Date of appointment: 6 October 1994
Jens is the founder and principal architect of Datatec, established in 1986. Between 1989 and 1993, Jens served as Managing Director and Vice-President of US Robotics (UK) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of US Robotics, Inc. which was acquired by 3Com in 1997. In 1993 he co-founded US start-up Xedia Corporation in Boston, Massachusetts, an early pioneer of network switching and one of the market leaders in IP bandwidth management, which was subsequently sold to Lucent Corporation in 1999. In 1994 Jens became Chairman and CEO of Datatec. He has previously served on the boards and subcommittees of various public companies, and currently serves as Chairman of Corero plc, an AIM-listed network security business.
Jurgens Myburgh
Chief Financial Officer
Age: 40 (South African)
Date of appointment: 1 May 2014
Jurgens was appointed CFO of Datatec on 1 June 2014. Prior to joining Datatec, he was executive Vice-President and Head of Mergers and Acquisitions at Standard Bank. He has extensive experience in finance, management, listed-company corporate actions and mergers and acquisitions. Jurgens qualified as a Chartered Accountant (South Africa) at KPMG in 2000, and in 2008, completed a global enterprise managerial programme at the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Phoenix, Arizona.
Rob Evans
Group Operations Director
Age: 49 (British)
Date of appointment: 1 May 2012
Rob is Chairman of Analysys Mason and Mason Advisory and was appointed COO of Logicalis Group, effective 1 March 2015. Rob has also held senior commercial and operational positions within Datatec between 1996 and 2000 and again from 2008 to present, as well as within divisions of other listed groups including Proudfoot and Data Translation. He qualified as a UK Chartered Accountant with KPMG, where he worked in London and Melbourne.
Chris Seabrooke
Independent non-executive director
Age: 62 (South African)
Date of appointment: 6 October 1994
Chris has been a director of over 25 stock exchange-listed companies. He is currently CEO of Sabvest Limited, Chairman of Metrofile Holdings Limited and Transaction Capital Limited, Deputy Chairman of Massmart Holdings Limited and a director of Torre Industries Limited (all JSE listed). He is also a director of Net1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq/JSE) and Brait S.E. (Luxembourg/JSE). Chris is a former Chairman of the South African State Theatre and former Deputy Chairman of the inaugural board of the National Arts Council of South Africa. Chris has Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Accountancy degrees from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, an MBA from the University of the Witwatersrand and is a Fellow of the UK Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (“FCMA”). He is also a member of the Institute of Directors.
John McCartney
Independent non-executive director
Age: 62 (American)
Date of appointment: 16 July 2007
John served as a non-executive director of Datatec from May 1998 to September 2002 and was then reappointed in July 2007. He was formerly President and COO of US Robotics, Inc., which he joined in 1984, as well as President of 3Com Corporation’s Client Access Unit. John is currently non-executive Chair of Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ) and serves on the board of Rice Energy, Inc. (NYSE), and is a member of Westcon’s Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee as well as the Compensation Committee.
Funke Ighodaro
Independent non-executive director
Age: 52 (Nigerian/British)
Date of appointment: 1 September 2010
Funke is Chief Financial Officer and an executive director of Tiger Brands Limited. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (FCA).
Nick Temple
Independent non-executive director
Age: 67 (British)
Date of appointment: 1 October 2002
Nick has had a distinguished career at IBM, serving for 30 years in various positions around the world as one of IBM’s most senior international executives. He is currently a non-executive director and adviser to a number of companies.
Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu
Independent non-executive director
Age: 71 (South African)
Date of appointment: 1 September 2006
Wiseman is Chancellor of the University of Pretoria, chairman of NM Rothschild & Sons (SA) and a director of the Ethics Institute of South Africa and AngloGold Ashanti Limited. He is also a trustee of the IFRS Foundation. Wiseman was formerly president of the International Organisation of Employers, Geneva between June 2008 and June 2011. He also served as economic adviser to the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, and as Chief Executive of the Secretariat of New Partnership for Africa’s Development from October 2000 to July 2005. Wiseman has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Fort Hare, is a Chartered Accountant (South Africa) and has an MBA from the University of New York.