I have had the pleasure of working for and with Martin in a number of capacities for the last seven years and, without hesitation, I can say that it has been hugely rewarding. A true ‘people person’ Martin has the ability to leverage the potential of those around him to deliver exceptional results. A true strategist, Martin immediately sees the bigger picture, the longer term opportunities and the ways to knock down the challenges ahead. Without getting stuck into the minutae he also understands the detail to the extent that the critical quick wins are realised, to give strategic initiatives the impetus they need. Martin balances the needs of his team, his customers, his suppliers and his shareholders with empathy and skill, ensuring that all stakeholders in the eco-system are beneficiaries. Commercially astute and a strong negotiator, he demonstrably makes deals when it seems the opportunity is lost, whilst ensuring that the win:win ethos underpins the deal structure. A senior executive with strategic vision, operational understanding, commercial acumen and great personal values and integrity, Martin will always be a huge asset to any organisation he works for or with. On top of that, he is a bloody nice bloke and I sincerely hope our paths cross again in the future.

I had the pleasure of working with Martin in 2002-3. He represented Didata and I AOL; we were considering putting a call centre operation in South Africa ended up selecting Didata. I got to know Martin well and saw him in action both in the US at our HQ, and on my trips to SA. We worked together on the whole process from due diligence, selection through to launch and going operational. I was impressed by his ability to work on all levels, from contract negotiations, costing, scalability, IT infrastructure, HR, big-company politics, and operations. At that time this was the largest international call center for South Africa, a complex venture, and they did a great job. And that was down to an effectively run team, led very abley by Martin.

I have had the pleasure of working for and with Martin in a number of capacities for the last seven years and, without hesitation, I can say that it has been hugely rewarding. A true ‘people person’ Martin has the ability to leverage the potential of those around him to deliver exceptional results. A true strategist, Martin immediately sees the bigger picture, the longer term opportunities and the ways to knock down the challenges ahead. Without getting stuck into the minutae he also understands the detail to the extent that the critical quick wins are realised, to give strategic initiatives the impetus they need. Martin balances the needs of his team, his customers, his suppliers and his shareholders with empathy and skill, ensuring that all stakeholders in the eco-system are beneficiaries. Commercially astute and a strong negotiator, he demonstrably makes deals when it seems the opportunity is lost, whilst ensuring that the win:win ethos underpins the deal structure. A senior executive with strategic vision, operational understanding, commercial acumen and great personal values and integrity, Martin will always be a huge asset to any organisation he works for or with. On top of that, he is a bloody nice bloke and I sincerely hope our paths cross again in the future.

I had the pleasure of working with Martin in 2002-3. He represented Didata and I AOL; we were considering putting a call centre operation in South Africa ended up selecting Didata. I got to know Martin well and saw him in action both in the US at our HQ, and on my trips to SA. We worked together on the whole process from due diligence, selection through to launch and going operational. I was impressed by his ability to work on all levels, from contract negotiations, costing, scalability, IT infrastructure, HR, big-company politics, and operations. At that time this was the largest international call center for South Africa, a complex venture, and they did a great job. And that was down to an effectively run team, led very abley by Martin.

I have had the pleasure of working for and with Martin in a number of capacities for the last seven years and, without hesitation, I can say that it has been hugely rewarding. A true ‘people person’ Martin has the ability to leverage the potential of those around him to deliver exceptional results. A true strategist, Martin immediately sees the bigger picture, the longer term opportunities and the ways to knock down the challenges ahead. Without getting stuck into the minutae he also understands the detail to the extent that the critical quick wins are realised, to give strategic initiatives the impetus they need. Martin balances the needs of his team, his customers, his suppliers and his shareholders with empathy and skill, ensuring that all stakeholders in the eco-system are beneficiaries. Commercially astute and a strong negotiator, he demonstrably makes deals when it seems the opportunity is lost, whilst ensuring that the win:win ethos underpins the deal structure. A senior executive with strategic vision, operational understanding, commercial acumen and great personal values and integrity, Martin will always be a huge asset to any organisation he works for or with. On top of that, he is a bloody nice bloke and I sincerely hope our paths cross again in the future.

I had the pleasure of working with Martin in 2002-3. He represented Didata and I AOL; we were considering putting a call centre operation in South Africa ended up selecting Didata. I got to know Martin well and saw him in action both in the US at our HQ, and on my trips to SA. We worked together on the whole process from due diligence, selection through to launch and going operational. I was impressed by his ability to work on all levels, from contract negotiations, costing, scalability, IT infrastructure, HR, big-company politics, and operations. At that time this was the largest international call center for South Africa, a complex venture, and they did a great job. And that was down to an effectively run team, led very abley by Martin.