TELEPASSPORT NAMIBIA - Key Persons
Director Ananias Martin is a self-made businessman and entrepreneur who is also a farmer. Mr Martin worked for Rössing Uranium mine for a number of years and for Consolidated Diamond Mines (CDM), the forerunner of NamDeb. He then decided to study in London, UK, for a few years where he gained valuable experience and expertise, that have helped him to successfully run his wholesale business and livestock commercial farm. He is a shareholder in a major retail project in Swakopmund, and the Managing Director of the Empire Fishing Company (Pty) Ltd which has long-term hake concession. He is also a shareholder in TelePassport Namibia and other business initiatives, such as BEE companies associated with the Olthaver & List Group. He brings a wealth of business expertise to TelePassport.
Director Mr Anton Potgieter has 20 years' telecommunications' experience in the Southern African market, with extensive experience in Least Cost Routing and corporate telephone solutions, and billing and management. He graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1991 with a Bachelor of Business Science, honors and the class medal for information systems. While still at university he founded and successfully managed an information systems consultancy company. He then founded TelePassport South Africa in 1993, which was listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange as Huge Group Ltd in 2007. He is responsible for driving business development at TelePassport, including new product development and strategic direction.