Grant Bodley steps down as Dimension Data CEO

Grant Bodley, the chief executive of Dimension Data Middle & East Africa, has resigned, TechCentral has learnt. Werner Kapp will replace him in the role on 1 April.

In an e-mail to employees on Tuesday, seen by TechCentral, the group’s co-founder and executive chairman, Jeremy Ord, said Bodley will leave Dimension Data at the end of this month. He has been CEO for the past six years, and has been with the group for the past 20 years.

“As much as this is a shock to many of us, we believe that Grant leaves the business in great shape to continue the delivery of our people, financial and strategic objectives embedded in the One Dimension Data operating model,” Ord said in the e-mail.

Bodley led a major restructuring at Dimension Data, which included the sale of The Campus — its head office in Bryanston — and a streamlining of the operation that saw longstanding brands such as Internet Solutions disappear from the market.

On his watch, Dimension Data went through several rounds of retrenchments as the economy turned sour and the group struggled with market share.

Ord said Kapp, who is currently chief operating officer, will take over from Bodley. Kapp has been COO for six years and, like Bodley, has been with the group for 20 years. — (c) 2021 NewsCentral Media