Changes at the top at John Elliott Security

April 2016 News & Events

Venessa Mitsingas, currently sales director of John Elliott Security, has been appointed to the role of managing director of the company with effect from 1st April 2016. Venessa has been with John Elliott Security for 14 years.

Says Peter Jephson, the outgoing MD, “Venessa has played a major role in substantially growing the company’s customer base and turnover over her tenure with the company. She is ably supported by our ‘All Women’ long serving executive team of Dhevika Singh, the financial manager, and Desiree De Andrade. The executive office manager.”

Says Mitsingas, “Our company has come a long way since It was founded in a garage in Edenvale in 1980.”

She attributes the company’s success to its passionate commitment to service delivery, leading to customer loyalty. For instance, John Elliott Security has recently handed over a sophisticated IP Viconet controlled CCTV system to a Brazilian Mining Group in Tete Province, Mozambique, with a contract value of R2 900 000.

Peter Jephson will take up the position of non-executive chairman with effect from 1st April 2016.





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