Executive Committee

CG (Craig) Venter

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Designation:
Chief Executive Officer

Date of Birth:
4 July 1962

Qualifications:
BA (Econ) (UCLA); BA (Psychology) (UCLA); MBA (USC); MSc (Mgmt Science)(USC)

Titles:

  • Chief Executive Officer of Altech
  • Executive Director of Altron
  • Director of Altech Netstar, Altech Autopage Cellular, Kenya Data Networks, Swift Global (Kenya) and various other subsidiaries of the Altech Group, both local and global
  • Chairman of Altech’s Executive Committee, Altech Autopage Holdings, Arrow Altech Holdings, Altech Alcom Matomo, Altech UEC Multi-media and Altech Information Technologies, Altech NuPay and the Altech Academy
  • Member of the Altron Executive Committee and Risk Management Committee, as well as Altech’s Business Risk Committee
  • Member of the worldwide Young Presidents’ Organisation (YPO)
  • Board member of the Ministry of Science and Technology's Technology Innovation Agency (TIA)

Experience:
23 years in senior management positions in the Altech Group.

Joined the Altech board in 1993.

Dr JEW (John) Carstens

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Designation:
Chief Financial Officer

Date of Birth:
19 January 1950 

Qualifications: 
BCom (Hons); MCom; PhD; CA (SA)  

Titles:      

  • Chief Financial Officer of Altech
  • Chairman of the Audit Committees of Altech NuPay, Arrow Altech Holdings and other local and global Group subsidiaries
  • Chairman of the Risk Committee of Altech NuPay and other local and global Group subsidiaries
  • Chairman of Altech Stream East Africa Remuneration Committee
  • Director of Altech Netstar, Altech Autopage Cellular, Altech UEC, Arrow Altech Holdings, Kenya Data Networks and various other local and global Group subsidiaries
  • Member of Altech's Business Risk, Executive Committees and Altech Academy Board
  • Trustee of the Altron Pension Fund and the Altron Medical Aid Scheme and of the Altech Stream East Africa Pension Fund 

Experience: 
27 years in electronics, telecommunications and power electrical industries. Previously in the auditing profession and academic field.

Joined the Altech board in 1996.

PMO (Peter) Curle

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Designation:
Executive Director of Altech: Corporate Finance

Date of Birth:
19 May 1946

Qualifications:
MA (Oxon)

Titles:

  • Executive Director of Altech: Corporate Finance
  • Executive Director of Altron
  • Member of the Altron Executive Committee

Experience:
40 years in merchant banking/corporate finance activities in South Africa and internationally. Re-joined the Altron group in 1997, having previously served as an executive director from 1983 - 1986.

Joined the Altech board in 2000.

SL (Shenanda) Janse van Rensburg

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Designation:
Group Executive: Marketing, Public Relations and Communications

Qualifications:
BCom (Communications); CPRP

Titles:

  • Group Executive: Marketing, Public Relations and Communications

Experience:
11 years local and international experience in Public Relations, Reputation Management, Corporate Communications and Corporate Advertising in the telecommunications, consulting and gaming industries.

JL (Johan) Klein

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Designation:
Group Executive: Human Resources and Industrial Relations

Qualifications:
National Dipl (Personnel Mngt); National Higher Dipl (Personnel Mngt); MDP (UNISA); B. Tech (HR Mngt)(Technicon SA)

Titles:

  • Group Executive: HR and IR at Altech
  • Member of the South African Board for Personnel Management Practitioners  
  • Director of Studies for the Altech Academy
  • Trustee of the Altron Group Provident Fund  

 


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JT (Joe) Makhafola

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Designation:
Group Executive: Corporate Affairs, Government Liaison & Regulatory
Qualifications:
BA; BA (Hons) (Wits); MAP; (WBS); Telecommunications Law (Wits); 
 
Titles:
 
  • Group Executive: Corporate Affairs, Government Liaison & Regulatory
 
Experience:
7 years in the media and subsequent years in corporate communications. 
 
Joined Altech in 2009  

 

Dr WH (Willie) Oosthuysen

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Designation:
Chief Technology Officer

Qualifications:
BSc Computer Science and Applied Mathematics; BSc Honors in Data Communications; PhD in Computer Science; MBA

Titles:

  • Chief Technology Officer of Altech


Experience:
A respected systems engineer with more than 20 years of technology experience.
 
 

AJO (Wessie) van der Westhuizen

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Designation:
Chief Strategic Officer & Group Executive: Altech Stream East Africa

Qualifications:
BSc (Maths; Applied Maths); BEng (Mech.); AEP 

Titles:

  • Chief Strategic Officer of Altech
  • Altech Group Executive: Altech Stream East Africa
  • Director and Alternate Director of various Altech group subsidiary companies
  • A Member of the Engineering Faculty Advisory Board at the University of Stellenbosch
  • Honorary Member of COMA

Experience:
35 years in executive and senior management positions in multiple organisations, both locally and internationally.