The new Manager of Electrical Products’ Johannesburg branch, Abram Mathabatha, led his team in an impressive performance in attempting to win the highly contested top spot in the business unit’s “Branch of the Year” competition for 2021/22.
However, Johannesburg was finally pipped at the post by the closest of margins by the Pretoria branch, led by Branch Manager Coert Snyder, to win the prize and trophy, with Johannesburg having to settle for the Runner-up award.
“Johannesburg has been performing exceptionally well under Abram’s leadership since he took over as Branch Manager nine months ago, so Pretoria and the other leading contenders will have to be very much on their toes if they are to prevent him and his team from winning ‘Branch of the Year’ next time round,” commented Divisional CEO Rod Penaluna.
Electrical Products’ three-day annual conference in May – of which the “Branch of the Year” competition results announcements form a part – usually takes place in South Africa, but this year it was held at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.
Among a range of other awards that feature in the competition, the “Most Improved Branch” award winner was Cape Town, with Welkom as Runner-up. Johannesburg earned first place in the “Best Sales Team” contest, with Cape Town coming second.
