After 25 long years in the IT Industry and in the corporate world, I decided that enough was enough.In September 2013 I signed an offer to purchase the Panarottis in the Paarl Mall.Little did I know at the time what a great brand Panarottis is and what passionate and professional people worked at Panarottis (Spur Group) Head Office.I took over the the restaurant on 17th January and immediately closed the restaurant for an extensive makeover. We reopened for trade on 2nd February and… Show more After 25 long years in the IT Industry and in the corporate world, I decided that enough was enough.In September 2013 I signed an offer to purchase the Panarottis in the Paarl Mall.Little did I know at the time what a great brand Panarottis is and what passionate and professional people worked at Panarottis (Spur Group) Head Office.I took over the the restaurant on 17th January and immediately closed the restaurant for an extensive makeover. We reopened for trade on 2nd February and I am ecstatic at the transformation that has been achieved! Show less

This company has become the legal vehicle for my 1st Panarottis restaurant.Watch this space . . .

• Reported to Managing Director. Member of Executive Team and Board.• Ensure service delivery from IT Shared Service.• Procure services directly from IT service providers.• Ensure IT governance and compliance.• Provide strategic direction for IT.• Develop and control IT budgets and interrogate Shared Service costs.

• Reported to Indigo Managing Director and member of Indigo Executive Team and Indigo Board.• Manage all aspects of IT service delivery, governance, risk and compliance. • Procuring all IT equipment and services directly. • Develop and control IT budgets for Indigo.

• Reported to IT Manager• Ran small AS/400 development team

• This was a dual role as Information Technology Director both at Indigo Brands and at AD Spitz• Reported to Managing Director. Member of Executive Team and Board.• Ensure service delivery from IT Shared Service.• Procure services directly from IT service providers.• Ensure IT governance and compliance.• Provide strategic direction for IT.• Develop and control IT budgets and interrogate Shared Service costs.

Managed a small team of developers on IBM System 38 and AS/400 platforms.

Lead development projects on IBM System 38 and AS/400