Dimension Data has made three new appointments to the AccessKenya Group board of directors, effective 16 September and following news that the R328-million offer for Dimension Data to acquire AccessKenya has gone unconditional.
The new directors are Derek Wilcocks, CEO of Dimension Data Middle East & Africa; Nick Reed, MD of Internet Solutions International; and Julian Sunker, COO of Internet Solutions.
AccessKenya is part of the Internet Solutions business.
Willcocks was appointed CEO of Dimension Data Middle East & Africa in April 2012, after serving as MD of Internet Solutions from October 2009. He joined the group in 1995 as founding MD of Trusted Network Solutions, and then joined Internet Solutions a year later, becoming a board member. He has held numerous executive positions during his 18 years with the Dimension Data group.
Reed joined Internet Solutions in early 2012, and is responsible for the Internet Solutions’ Africa businesses outside South Africa. Prior to joining IS, he held several corporate finance and strategy positions with a number of international organisations.
Sunker joined Dimension Data in 1997 as financial manager. During his 16-year career with the group, he has gained extensive exposure to Dimension Data’s varied and complex business. In 2006 he was appointed to the board as financial director of Dimension Data, Middle East & Africa. In October 2012, he moved to Internet Solutions as COO.