BCX CEO dies in Rosebank

“Benjamin was in a meeting with Telkom yesterday afternoon [11 June] in Rosebank when he complained of chest pains and subsequently had cardiac arrest.”

This was announced by the Business Connexion Group board and executive committee in a statement on 12 June.

The statement continued, “In his career as our deputy CEO and later as our CEO, he left an indelible mark on each one of us, our company and the South African business landscape at large. He was instrumental in building Business Connexion into South Africa’s leading IT company.

“[As] the board and exco, and we think we speak for each and every one of us, when we say we would like to honour Ben for his leadership, vision, integrity and esteemed contribution to the company and we all express our heartfelt sympathy and condolences to his wife Abby and their three children, his mother, sister and twin brother Isaac.

“Ben was a wise man with impeccable judgment and most of all, a man of deep integrity. His death is a great tragedy.”