Maptek has appointed Gideon Slabbert to the role of General Manager,
South Africa.
Slabbert replaces Nick Venter, who will join Maptek’s North American
operations as Director of Sales and Technical Sales Support.
Slabbert joined Maptek in 2017 as BlastLogic Product Manager and quickly
demonstrated strong leadership, and an intimate understanding of customer
requirements and challenges in the region.
He is keen to drive uptake of applications that will help embed digital
and automation tools for mining operations in the region.
Implementing change in the mining environment has always been a
challenge, Slabbert said.
“Maptek understands the pain-points for end users and mine managers
associated with changing technology. It’s an aspect of site implementation that
we take very seriously to ensure our customers get the utmost benefit from
their investment,” he added.
Slabbert believes that mining challenges are complex and evolving and
that Maptek has the mining background and software development expertise to
meet the challenge.
“As a professional Mining Engineer with production and technology
exposure I have seen how technology can unlock unrealised value,” added
Slabbert. “We will continue to deliver high
impact software and hardware technologies to mining operations in Africa, while
extending the Maptek reach across the continent.”
Having built the Blastlogic team into a successful operation, Slabbert
proved the natural successor to Nick Venter, who leaves Maptek’s South Africa
operations in very good health, the company said.