Anton Herbst takes reins at Tarsus from Miles Crisp
Tarsus offices. Image c/o Tarsus website
Tarsus Technology Group, the ICT distributor that is currently the subject of a takeover bid by Alviva Technology Holdings the parent of Axiz and Pinnacle has appointed Anton Herbst as its new CEO.
The appointment of Herbst, a Tarsus veteran who started his career at the company when it was still known as MB Technologies, comes after the resignation of Miles Crisp as CEO. Herbst will take the reins on 1 March.
Between 2001 and 2011, Herbst was MD of Advanced Channel Technologies, a company within the Tarsus group that focused on the distribution of printer consumables and accessories.
Tarsus bosses step down as Alviva closes in on deal
Miles Crisp
Tarsus Technology Group CEO Miles Crisp and financial director Joanne Tanner are stepping from the technology distribution company amid a R185-million takeover bid by JSE-listed Alviva Holdings.
Tarsus announced on Tuesday that Crisp and Tanner have resigned to “pursue fresh opportunities outside the group”. It did not say what they would be doing next.
“Both have played a key role in leading Tarsus Technology Group’s growth over the past decade and in positioning the group as one of the leading broad-based ICT distributors in South Africa,” Tarsus said in a statement.