By Freya Purnell
HR/payroll and workforce management solution specialist, Presence of IT (PoIT) has appointed Shane Grobler as co-CEO alongside David Brookes.
Grobler joined PoIT as director, business transformation and strategy in early 2013. Since then, the company has invested significantly into its talent and execution capability across Australia, North America and Asia.
The new co-CEO model, according to Brookes, will allow the company to take a more customer-centric approach. Grobler will be responsible for sales, marketing, business development and operations, while Brookes will manage services delivery and support.
“Our customers and staff expect us to be more hands-on, and by dividing the function, we can have a lot more focus and get a lot more done,” Brookes said.
The company has also introduced a number of new support functions and governance structures to ensure the co-CEOs, the directors’ board and the organisation are aligned.
Grobler said that while the company is going strong across all revenue lines in Australia, the real opportunity for revenue growth is in Asia and North America, particularly given dramatic market changes over the last 12 months.
“Cloud has been introduced into every customer’s agenda, and this quarter we are experiencing exponential growth,” he said. “My priorities as a Co-CEO will be to make sure we continue the momentum and remain relevant to our customers. We can do this by adopting a holistic approach to meet our customers’ need, by leveraging every piece of our business technology offerings, whether SAP, Oracle or Kronos.”
Prior to joining PoIT, Grobler was acting president and managing director, as well as chief operations officer, SAP ANZ.