Another Telkom executive resigns

ADSL South Africa (Broadband South Africa), 14 March 2007

Telkom’s Chief Technical Officer (CTO), Thami Msimango, is the second Telkom executive member to resign, stating the same reason for his resignation as executive member Wally Beelders who resigned only a week before him.

Is something up at Telkom?

Well, it’s difficult to say because we will have to speculate to give a straight answer to that one.

It seems funny though that two executive members have resigned only a week apart from each other stating the same reasons for their resignation, namely: Seeking greener fields within the ICT sector... and we thought the fields are already pretty green at a monopoly such as Telkom!

Anyway, the truth has the tendency to bubble to the surface…

Beelders, Telkom's former Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, will soon take up a position at Vodacom. Dot Field of Vodacom confirmed "...that Wally will be joining Vodacom and will be involved mainly in broadening our broadband and VPN capabilities" (Vodacom snaps up Beelders, McLeod, 14 March 2007).

ADSL South Africa (Broadband South Africa) wishes them the best of luck in their future endeavours.