Iron Mountain has announced the appointment of Takalane Khashane as MD of Iron Mountain South Africa, effective from 6 September 2021.
Before her current role, Khashane was the MD for cleaning and catering divisions at Servest South Africa.
She holds a BSc Hons and an MBA from the University of the Witwatersrand. Previous employers include Vodacom, Nashua Mobile, Nedbank’s corporate division, . Investec Bank, Standard Bank and AstraZeneca.
“I am honoured and excited by this appointment which comes at an invigorating time for Iron Mountain,” says Khashane. “The storage and information management industry is experiencing exhilarating changes and opening up new opportunities.
“The pandemic has induced corporations to rethink their business models and office requirements as hybrid-work and digitalisation become the norm. I am looking forward to working with the team to deliver even more value for our partners in the industries in which we do business.”
Jeroen Strik, vice-president and GM: Western Europe and South Africa at Iron Mountain, says: “Takalane brings vast experience from strategic industries, and she will offer a unique approach, knowledge and commercial insights to the business combined with a passion for people, service delivery and customer excellence. We are confident that she will complement and enhance our CSI, transformation, and strategic business development goals. She will help us move the company forward by supporting and guiding the business to enhance its growth, realise its immense potential, market position, and vision.”