eSys MD departs

After three years' service, internal turmoil at the distributor has seen the departure of eSys managing director George Skaff.

In an exclusive interview with CRN, Skaff said instability within the organisation stemming from a legal dispute with hardware vendor Seagate was at the root of his decision to leave the company.

In November 2006, Seagate Technology terminated its distribution agreement with eSys's sister company, eSys US.

The US-based hard drive maker claimed the distributor refused to provide sales records to third-party auditors hired by Seagate and the distributor revealed that an audit likely would reveal irregularities.

Skaff said the dispute has caused a ripple affect with the local office and vendors were thinking twice about dealing with the company.

“Well things don’t look very good for the future. I thought it would be the perfect time to relax with the family and start something new in February,” he said.

Skaff said he will be making an announcement about his plans in the next couple of weeks. As for eSys, Skaff said he is not sure about “the company as it is in a bit of limbo.”

ESys was founded in Singapore in 2000 and has grown to a US$2 billion company with offices in 38 countries. Its US operations are based in Chino, California.
eSys Australia were unable to comment at the time of press .

ESys accounted for about 5 percent of Seagate's revenue in the fiscal year ending 30 June and 6 percent in the first fiscal quarter ended 29 September, according to Seagate.