With its roots in engineering consulting, South African-based enterprise asset management company Pragma is growing globally as its targeted software platform competes with those of leading companies like SAP and others. Recently appointed as its new CEO, Scott Gibson, who led Dimension Data’s global digital practice and served as CEO of the Britehouse Group, says he plans to use his experience in growing software businesses to help Pragma achieve its international expansion goals.
“Pragma’s roots are in engineering consulting solutions. With over 200 engineers dedicated to enterprise asset management, the company’s software competes comfortably with the world’s top brands, such as SAP, Maximo and IFS Ultimo,” Gibson says.
Pragma is an industrial tech business headquartered in South Africa with enterprise clients in 46 countries. It helps industrial businesses maximise their return on asset investments and supports highly functional and reliable operations.
Its specialised, home-grown solutions include consulting services, business process managed services, training and a computerised maintenance management platform.
Pragma’s software platform, On Key, was designed by engineers for engineers. Used by a multinational food packaging and processing company for more than 14 years, for instance, On Key has generated over 2.7 million work orders to keep its assets in 172 countries in pristine condition. Other large operations using Pragma’s platform and services include Tetra Pak, Shell, Astron, Bell, Fair Cape Dairies and Massmart.
Gibson decided to join Pragma based on several considerations. “The business owns its intellectual property and appeals to a defined niche, and my experience has shown me that clients buy business outcomes, not software. On Key delivers against this mandate, and combined with the deep expertise within the business, Pragma offers a locally and globally competitive service. It’s also an agile business with a great client-centric culture,” he adds.
Gibson plans to improve the ratio of people-focused versus platform-based revenue. “While our people will always be a key driver of our success, we are looking for innovative ways to grow revenue using our in-house developed platform.”
Co-founder and outgoing CEO Adriaan Scheeres, who led the Pragma Group for 34 years, will remain a shareholder and member of the board. He believes Gibson is the ideal person to lead the business into its next growth phase.
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