BRafr-September2017

iSON Group continues to innovate in
the disruptive and volatile market of
Nigeria to remain as a growing IT and IT
enabled service provider. The company
is continuously expanding its footprint
and portfolio across all of Africa
Many companies achieve
substantial growth and
success but the real test is in
their resilience during turbulence and
how efficiently they face and adapt
to it. For Ramesh Awtaney, Founder
and Chairman of iSON Group, one of
the largest IT and ITeS company’s in
Africa, discovering the joy of resilient
and proactive employees weathering
through disruptive markets proved to
be a cornerstone moment last year.
“It may not sound profound, but
as the founder of the company,
when you find your company can
withstand these storms and has the
resilience built into the system, it
is extremely satisfying,” he says.
So, Ramesh mush be contented
surely? “As satisfying as it was,” he
adds, “there is so much more to do,”
Market volatility
iSON Group’s African headquarters
is located in Lagos, Nigeria. For
Awtaney; the market volatility of
Nigeria presented the company with
the biggest test of its fortitude. A
large part of iSON Group’s business
and profit is generated from Nigeria
and over the last 12 months the
company suffered headwinds with
major currency devaluation across
the country and wider Africa. “This
also meant that our customers
cut down on their budgets” points
Awtaney. He adds devaluation and
reduced customer budgets meant
substantial operating profit challenge,
nevertheless the company weathered
the storm and continued to grow.
iSON Group’s ability to adapt,
change and continuously innovate in
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