{"id":45443,"date":"2013-09-06T13:45:46","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T11:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=45443"},"modified":"2013-09-09T09:56:30","modified_gmt":"2013-09-09T07:56:30","slug":"top-telkom-exec-to-step-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/telecommunications\/45443\/top-telkom-exec-to-step-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Telkom exec steps down"},"content":{"rendered":"

Telkom<\/a>\u00a0Group CEO, Sipho Maseko<\/a> has announced the resignation of Bashier Sallie<\/a>, managing director: Wholesale and Networks.<\/p>\n

On Monday (2 September), the group also\u00a0confirmed that its head of regulatory affairs,\u00a0Andrew Barendse<\/a>\u00a0had resigned from the company.<\/p>\n

Bashier joined Telkom in 1986 and has worked in technology and network services for a large portion of the time.<\/p>\n

Sallie is set to complete his contractual obligation and will remain in his role until the end of the year.<\/p>\n

He held various positions including managing executive roles in Data and Special Services, Service Management, and Field Operations.<\/p>\n

He also served as the company\u2019s acting chief technical officer from March 2007 to October 2007.<\/p>\n

Sallie\u00a0then moved to the Information Technology division before being appointed as senior managing executive of Wholesale & Networks.<\/p>\n

\u201cBashier is starting a new chapter in his life. While we are extremely sorry to see him go, we understand his need to use his many talents elsewhere. We wish him only the very best. He leaves us as a lifelong friend of the company,\u201d said Maseko.<\/p>\n

\u201cTelkom is an incredible organisation with incredibly talented people. I will always have Telkom\u2019s interests at heart,\u201d said Sallie.<\/p>\n

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