In order to enhance customer service levels within the South African MAN dealer network and product supply infrastructure, MAN Truck & Bus SA has enhanced its senior management team. The company has appointed new personnel to directly manage the organisation’s Truck and Bus Sales Divisions, as well as its Key Accounts Division

The new appointees, Dave van Graan (new Head of Truck Sales) and Philip Kalil-Zackey (new Head of Bus Sales), have for several years, held top-level executive positions in MAN’s Middle-East Centre, a key growth market for MAN AG.

Both van Graan and Kalil-Zackey were instrumental in building MAN’s domestic market share prior to their leaving for the middle-East and return to South Africa with valuable experience in both sales and product support disciplines.

Seasoned truck sales executive, Sally Rutter, will fill the Head of Key Accounts position in the truck sales division.

Geoff du Plessis , MAN Truck & Bus SA’s Executive Chairman, says, “Having dedicated and highly experienced leadership heading up our truck, bus and key accounts divisions will undoubtedly bring greater levels of efficiency to the respective operations, ensuring customer requirements are met swiftly and accurately.”

Additional recent  appointees at MAN Truck & Bus SA include: Fritz van Olst (Business Performance Management); Markus Nkomo (Product Manage-ment, BRT); Johan Cloete (VW Business Development); Mondli Ngwane (Head of Planning and Steering); Mario Geldenhuys (Order management); and Anna van Rensburg (Strategic Projects).

Du Plessis concludes, “The appointment of dedicated Truck, Bus and Key Accounts Heads, as well as the other six aforementioned appointees, has been in the pipeline for some time and is in line with MAN’s strategy to consistently improve customer proximity by providing our clients and dealers with direct access to top-level management personnel. The talent and experience of the South African market that these individuals bring to our organisation will not only bolster our management structure but will also empower MAN Truck & Bus SA with enviable intellectual capital to aggressively grow our market share.”