Internet service provider Vox has appointed Martin Springer, a former NTT Data executive, as CEO. He replaces Jacques du Toit, who has led the company since 2013.
The appointment took effect on 2 November, Vox said in a statement on Tuesday. It described the change as “a planned executive leadership transition”, agreed between Du Toit and the board.
Vox said the timing was tied to “the upcoming completion of key strategic transaction milestones”. It did not name the transaction. In August, Vox, sister company Frogfoot Networks and Vox-owned prepaid fibre brand Hypa raised new equity and expanded their debt facilities in a deal that valued the businesses at R14.4-billion. The money is meant to fund a big expansion of fibre in townships, with Frogfoot targeting 360 000 new connections a year, up from about 80 000.
The largest incoming investor in that deal is a consortium led by DNI 4PL Contracts and including JSE-listed Sabvest Capital. Businessman Simphiwe Mehlomakulu’s EM-Three is also coming in, and partnerships managed by Metier, a long-standing shareholder, are reinvesting. RMB Ventures and the Mineworkers Investment Company are selling down.
Du Toit played a foundational role in building Vox into the resilient, competitive and customer-focused digital infrastructure business it is today.
Vox chairman Paul Botha
Springer joins from NTT Data. He has previously held senior roles at CMC Networks, cybersecurity company Performanta and BT Group. In February, as an NTT Data executive, he spoke to TechCentral about the company’s sale of its South African data centres.
Vox chairman Paul Botha credited Du Toit with “a foundational role in building Vox into the resilient, competitive and customer-focused digital infrastructure business it is today”. He said the business was “in an exceptionally strong financial and operational position” as it entered its next phase.
Du Toit became Vox CEO in January 2013, having previously been MD of Orion Telecom, which was later absorbed into Vox. – (c) 2026 NewsCentral Media
