Mendel Karpul - Chairman - (MSc (Eng), University of Cape Town) has been
at the helm of the group since its inception in 1976. He is a member of the board
of JSE-listed Datatec; was voted the Western Province Chapter of the SA Computer
Society's IT Personality of the Year in 1992; is experienced and highly regarded
in general corporate management, and is author of many elements of the group's software.
mendelk@korbitec.com
Rolland Bryan - Director - (BSc (Hons) Physics, University of Cape Town)
is the founding author of the GhostWriter suite of products. He is renowned for
his uncompromising standards and attention to the detail and aesthetics of emerging
software systems. As Technical Director he mentors and nurtures the teams of the
inner core Production Group.
prof@korbitec.com
Mark Todes - Director - (PhD Civil Engineering, University of Cape Town)
was a co-founder of the group together with Mendel in 1976. His experience includes
periods as Marketing Director of Compustat during the 1980s and early 90s; head
of the Johannesburg branch 1991-96; Business Development Director with Korbitec;
Director responsible for the Dial Division of UUNET Internet Africa; and co-chairman
of ISPA (South African Internet Service Providers Association).
markt@korbitec.com
Mervyn Golden - Director - (BCom (Hons) Taxation, University of Cape Town)
is a Chartered Accountant (SA) who was a tax partner at Ernst & Young, where
he specialised in South African corporate and indirect taxation.
mervyng@korbitec.com
Riaan Basson studied law at Stellenbosch and Queens' College, Cambridge (1986-1993),
practised as an attorney in Cape Town, Amsterdam and London, specialising in Mergers,
Acquisitions and Telecommunications Law (1994-1999). He was a director of South
Africa's leading Online Service Provider from 2000-2005, and is now the Managing
Director of Korbitec.
riaanb@korbitec.com
Alan Bass - President, Korbitec Canada. Alan manages the Korbitec business in Canada, operating out of our offices in Toronto. Alan has been in the technology arena for over 20 years. Prior to joining Korbitec in February 2008, he was President of Digimerge Technologies Inc and COO of Lorex Canada Inc./Lorex International Inc., both companies are developers of video surveillance solutions. While there, he was responsible for domestic and international growth in the consumer and professional markets. Alan’s other senior managerial positions include COO of business to business ecommerce solution providers EC-Gate and President and COO of Aztech New Media Corp., a software publisher of content for the consumer and small business market
Alan.Bass@KorbitecInc.com
Daniel Todes (MSc Civil Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand) has
been with the group since 1988. In January 2006, he was appointed General Manager
of the GhostFill Division, the client base of which is primarily located in North
America. He has considerable experience and expertise in managing the design, implementation
and customization of document assembly/document automation software technologies.
danielt@korbitec.com
Mari van Wyk pursued careers in banking, real estate and various legal services.
After qualifying as a computer technician in 1999, Mari worked for various South
African developers of software for the legal profession. She joined Korbitec in
2000 and is now General Manager of GhostConvey.
mariv@korbitec.com
Peter Raine's involvement in software development since the early 1980s has
encompassed a wide range of systems ranging from minicomputers to embedded processors.
More recently, he has focused on object-oriented development for the Windows platform.
As General Manager - Production he is responsible for the overall running of the
Production Group, which includes the recruitment of new development staff. For several
years he led the development of GhostFill, Korbitec's document assembly offering.
peterr@korbitec.com
Dawie Verryne (BCom (Hons) Informatics, University of Pretoria, MBL, UNISA)
has been involved in ICT Corporates for more than 15 years and has extensive business process outsourcing and management consulting experience. As General Manager of Financial Services, he focuses on innovative bank-legal solutions and services for financial institutions.
dawiev@korbitec.com
Paul Macaulay (BCom, Rhodes University, BCompt (Hons) UNISA) majored in Accounting and Commercial Law and completed his articles with KPMG. Paul has held positions of Finance Director and Operations Director in the UK and Ireland, respectively, before joining Korbitec as General Manager of GhostPractice.
paulm@korbitec.com
Brian Hammond (BCom Computer Science, University of Port Elizabeth) commenced
his career as a programmer at Leo Computer Bureau, where he specialized in managing
and growing branches. He subsequently moved to Sage Computing, M&PD and Siltek Distribution
in the same role. His tenure at the Korbitec Solutions Johannesburg operation has
coincided with a period of remarkable growth at this key branch. Brian is Korbitec's
General Manager of Implementation, Training and Support.
brianh@korbitec.com
Colin Day has been in programming since 1977. Until he emigrated to South
Africa, he worked for the Ministry of Defence in the United Kingdom. In 1983, he
and Eddie Parker set up Videotex Gateway Systems, the forerunner of Parker Day &
Associates, which they formed in 2000. Among their clients have numbered Samcor,
Nedcor, Engen and, latterly, the Deeds Office, for which they developed and maintained
the ubiquitous AKTEX Deeds Enquiry System. Now General Manager of WinDeed, Colin
brings his considerable expertise in deeds enquiries to the Korbitec team.
colind@korbitec.com
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