DTC - Datatec Limited - Ivan Dittrich Appointed Group Finance Director
28 January 2008 9:00
DTC
 DTC                                                                             
DTC - Datatec Limited - Ivan Dittrich Appointed Group Finance Director          
DATATEC LIMITED                                                                 
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number: 1994/005004/06)                                           
ISIN: ZAE000017745                                                              
Share Code: DTC                                                                 
IVAN DITTRICH APPOINTED GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR                                  
Datatec Ltd ("Datatec", "the Group", JSE and LSE: DTC), the international       
Information & Communications Technology (ICT) group, has appointed Ivan Dittrich
as Group Financial Director with effect from 1 May 2008.  He will join the Board
on 1 March 2008.  Ivan is replacing David Pfaff, who has decided to resign from 
the Group in order to pursue new investment opportunities.  David will continue 
to work within the Group and remains a director until 31 May 2008 to ensure a   
smooth handover during the financial year end.                                  
Ivan Philip Dittrich, 35, is a chartered accountant and has worked in a number  
of roles across the Group for nine years.  For the last year he has been Group  
Corporate Director, reporting to the Chief Executive, with responsibility for   
the Group`s corporate head office functions and emerging markets M&A. Prior to  
that, he was Group company secretary for five years, as well as corporate       
finance manager. He successfully managed the Group`s dual listing in London     
during 2006.  Prior to joining Datatec, Ivan worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers  
in London.                                                                      
Leslie Boyd, Chairman, commented:                                               
"David has made a very valuable contribution over the last six years and has    
been closely involved with the Group`s growth and development around the world, 
including our dual listing in London in 2006.  We are sorry that he is leaving  
but wish him well in his plans to pursue new investment opportunities           
particularly in Africa.                                                         
"Ivan has a lengthy history with Datatec and an intimate understanding of the   
Group`s operations and businesses around the world, including all financial     
aspects.  He is familiar with the workings of the Board and the executive       
management of the Group, in addition to having gained considerable hands-on     
experience in various operational, group management, financial and corporate    
finance roles. Ivan will make a significant contribution to the Group at a time 
of our rapid worldwide growth.                                                  
"As stated in our most recent Interim Management Statement, the Group`s         
performance remains strong and trading continues in line with our expectations."
In accordance with the AIM rules, Ivan Dittrich`s holdings under Datatec share  
schemes are as follows: Datatec Share Options - 12,670 @ZAR 10.96, 8,750 @ ZAR  
8.88 and 17,500 @ ZAR 9.69; Datatec Share Appreciation Rights (SARs) - 41,047 @ 
ZAR 13.76, 23,093 @ ZAR 27.22 and 23,810 @ ZAR 38.64; Long Term Incentive Plan  
(LTIP) conditional awards: 68,253 in total.                                     
There are no other matters to be disclosed in relation to Schedule 2 paragraph  
(g) of the AIM Rules.                                                           
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Enquiries:                                                                      
Datatec Limited  (www.datatec.co.za)      +44 1753 777353                       
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Note to editors                                                                 
Datatec is an international Information & Communications Technology (ICT) group 
focused on the supply of advanced ICT and the delivery of professional services 
into the higher growth segments of the global market.  The Group`s main lines of
business comprise the global distribution of advanced networking and            
communications convergence products (Westcon), IT infrastructure solutions and  
network integration (Logicalis) and strategic telecommunications consulting     
(Analysys Mason Group). Datatec is registered in South Africa and its shares are
listed in Johannesburg and London.  The Group has over 3,000 employees around   
the world.                                                                      
In the year to 28 February 2007, the Group reported an increase in revenue of   
17% to $3,168 million (2006: $2,715 million), operating profit increased 45% to 
$100 million (2006: $69 million), and headline earnings per share grew to 40.80 
cents (2006: 26.9 cents).                                                       
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