Jens is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Datatec, which he established in 1986.

Between 1989 and 1993, Jens also served as Managing Director and Vice-President of US Robotics (UK) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of US Robotics, Inc. which was acquired by 3Com in 1997. In 1993, he co-founded US start-up Xedia Corporation, which was subsequently sold to Lucent Corporation in 1999.

In 1994, Datatec listed on the JSE and Jens held the role of Chair as well as CEO until 2001, when Datatec established an independent non-executive Chair role. Jens chairs the boards of Datatec’s divisional parent companies, Logicalis International Limited, Logicalis Latin America and Westcon International Limited.

Chair of Corero plc (AIM London)

Ivan rejoined Datatec on 30 May 2016 from Vodacom, where he had been Group Chief Financial Officer (“CFO)” from 15 June 2012 to 31 July 2015. Prior to that, he held a number of senior executive positions over a 13-year period at Datatec, including Group CFO from May 2008 to June 2012.

Ivan qualified as a Chartered Accountant (South Africa) at Deloitte South Africa and also worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers in London. He completed the Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership programme at Saïd Business School.