Alviva Holdings has appointed Lenovo executive Thibault Dousson as CEO of Tarsus Distribution, making him the third person to lead the technology distributor since mid-2025.
Dousson starts on 18 January 2027, Alviva said in a statement on Wednesday. Until then, Tarsus will continue under interim CEO Emmanouil Revmatas, who took over when Emile Burger stepped down in July after 14 months as CEO, citing personal reasons.
Burger, previously Tarsus’s chief financial and operating officer, had himself succeeded Gary Pickford in June 2025. Revmatas joined Tarsus as GM in October 2025.
Dousson is currently a director at Lenovo in the Middle East, Türkiye and Africa, based in Dubai, with responsibility for more than 70 countries. Before moving to Dubai, he spent six years as country GM of Lenovo South Africa. According to Alviva, he previously held several leadership positions at HP South Africa, including country GM and MD.
‘New growth phase’
“Thibault is a highly experienced channel executive with a deep knowledge of the South African market, and we are confident that he will lead Tarsus into a new growth phase,” said Alviva group CEO Pierre Spies.
Dousson called Tarsus “one of South Africa’s most successful and best-known distributors, and a key strategic player in the local market”. Tarsus is owned by Alviva, a formerly JSE-listed holding company whose other subsidiaries include fellow distributor Axiz and Pinnacle. – (c) 2026 NewsCentral Media
