When Telkom launched a takeover bid for their company 10 years ago, the Mophatlane twins - who had started information technology consulting and software group Business Connexion a decade before that - were not at all enthusiastic, and their customers even less so.Benjamin and Isaac Mophatlane had to go out of their way to reassure existing and potential customers that whatever happened, Business Connexion would remain a stand-alone company with its independence and excellent service record intact.Finally, last year - on the third attempt - the Competition Tribunal approved the acquisition.Last week Telkom announced Isaac Mophatlane as CEO of Telkom Business Connexion. And he couldn't be happier. All the fears and reservations of the past have gone, he says."Telkom has changed. Today it is a different place. It's all about leadership. [CEO] Sipho Maseko has made a huge impact in the last three years."The biggest benefit is that the Telkom merger enables him to provide his clients wi...
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