- CEO
- Jens Peter Montanana
- Full Time Employees
- 11,049
- Sector
- Technology services
- Industry
- Information technology services
- Address
- 75 Maude Street Johannesburg GT South Africa 2196
- IPO Date
- Dec 12, 1994
- Business
- Datatec Limited (DTC.JO) is an international information and communication technology (ICT) solutions and services group that operates through its core divisions, Westcon International for technology distribution and Logicalis International and Logicalis Latin America for integration and managed services; it provides cyber security, network infrastructure, unified collaboration, cloud infrastructure, data centre solutions and channel support services to customers worldwide. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, the company employs over 11,000 people across more than 50 countries in North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia-Pacific, serving vertical markets including financial services, telecommunications, education, healthcare, retail, government and manufacturing. Its operating divisions act as intermediaries in the ICT supply chain, partnering with leading vendors to deliver advanced networking, collaboration, security and data centre technologies along with professional and managed services. In recent developments, Datatec increased its stake in Mason Advisory from 42.5% to 80% in 2024 to bolster its management consultancy capabilities; introduced new executive long-term incentive plans for subsidiaries in 2024 to align divisional leadership with shareholder value; sold its 71.2% shareholding in Analysys Mason in 2023 for initial consideration of approximately GBP128 million in cash plus deferred notes, enabling a GBP135.1 million special dividend; and in 2022 pursued acquisitions including Logicalis' purchases of Áudea for cyber security expertise, Siticom for software-defined networking and 5G solutions, and additional stakes in Kumulus technologies. The group marked its 30th anniversary of JSE listing in 2024, transitioning focus toward software and services amid advancements in cybersecurity, networking and cloud infrastructure.