Appointment of new BTG : National Sales Manager
July 2011
It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of Dani Mouton as National Sales Manager for the BTG business, effective immediately.
Dani has been Senior Account Manager with Fintech for more than 8 years and has been working with our BTG suppliers for most of this time. He has an in-depth knowledge of the suppliers in the group and a great understanding of the long standing partnerships that exist between Fintech and the BTG Group.
With more than 12 years' experience in the asset based finance industry and a close relationship with the players in this area he will undoubtedly be able to continue delivering a superior service to our customers.
Appointment of new Chief Executive Officer
June 2011
Glen Christopulo, current Chief Operating Officer of Fintech (Pty) Ltd, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds Ian Pennel, a 27-year company veteran, who has been CEO since 1993. Ian will be going on retirement but will remain an Executive Director of the company and continue to provide support and assistance to the company and the management team where required.
Glen has a B Comm, Higher Diploma in Accountancy, CA (SA), CFA, ACMA, and an Advance Taxation Certificate as qualifications. He started his career with Deloitte and after completion of his articles he joined Metal Box Liquid Packaging, a division of Nampak Limited, as Financial Manager. After joining Decimax (Pty) Ltd as Financial Manager he became involved in the development and marketing of financial products. This led to him becoming Financial Consultant: Structured Finance for Real Africa Durolink Investment Bank. In 2001 while employed by Gensec Bank Limited, Glen got involved in the structuring and valuation of a strategic equity stake in Fintech. He joined Fintech as COO in January 2004.
Over the next couple of months Glen will be focused on short- and medium term drivers to constantly grow Fintech’s specialised knowledge to build great partnerships for the company. He is committed to inspiring and enabling others to do their absolute best to realise a meaningful and rewarding shared purpose. Together with the talented and skillful people in the company, he will endeavour to help all customers and shareholders reach their full potential.
Glen will take up his new duties on the 1st of July 2011.
Appointment of new Head of Sales
May 2011
It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of Micky as Head of Sales for Fintech effective the 1st of June 2011.
Micky has been involved in the asset based finance industry for over 15 years and together with the close relationship she has with our suppliers she is more than able to express this experience in her new role. Her exposure to our systems, processes and procedures particularly of late will also no doubt ensure that she focuses on delivering the service our customers require in the most proficient manner possible.
Fintech achieves Level 4 BBBEE Rating
January 2011
Rating agency Empowerlogic certified Fintech as a Level 4 BBBEE supplier with a 100% procurement recognition level in January 2011. This is yet another improvement in our rating and we are very proud that our efforts are paying off. The official rating certificate can be downloaded under “About Us” – “BEE”
Fintech performs in the Best Company To Work For Survey
November 2010
Fintech entered the Deloitte Best Company To Work For survey for the 5th time this year and we are proud to announce that we not only achieved the Deloitte Standard of Excellence, but were ranked the fourth best company to work for in the financial services general category.
Every year, our participation in the survey affords us the opportunity to get valuable staff feedback that provides useful input to guide internal strategies and improve staff morale. Furthermore, it also measures our organisation’s progress against other top companies from different markets and industry sectors.
This achievement is proof that Fintech remains committed to making our company one of the best companies to work for by allowing our people to show their true potential and trusting them to deliver to your, our customer, expectations.
Implementation of Fintech’s New Lease Operating System
October 2010
In 2009 Fintech made the decision to purchase and implement Oracle’s Lease Management and eBusiness suite to replace our current lease operations system. The implementation phase of the project started earlier this year and a team consisting of or own staff as well as TATA Consulting Services, from India, have been working non-stop on the implementation. The main purpose of the new system is to become more streamlined, productive and efficient; resulting in the enhancement of the first-rate service we strive to provide.
Some of the benefits you will gain from the new operating system:
Enhanced Deal Functionality
Create a lease opportunity with multiple quotes per opportunity.
One quote can be converted into a credit application
Notifications and tasks will be available in a single worklist
Improved user interface
New reporting functionality
Fixed and special rate quotation to be workflow driven and automated
And many more…
Updated Agreements and Documents
June 2010
As per notification received in May, Fintech (Pty) Ltd has updated all documentation and agreements (including the Master Rental Agreement). This serves as a reminder that from 1 JULY 2010 only updated agreements and documents will be accepted.
BBBEE Announcement
March 2010
Fintech (Pty) Ltd is pleased to announce that we have recently been certified as a Level 5 BBBEE supplier with a procurement recognition level of 100%, as confirmed by BEE verification agency, EmpowerLogic.
We are especially proud of the fact that we managed to improve our rating significantly in the past two years. This is as a result of a formal effort to improve our rating as well as our continued commitment to transformation which is aimed at promoting and supporting the diversity of our country.