In his own words, "Rest assured that CRS has never been stronger or more capable of continuing the legacy, delivering HR excellence and continuing with its successful strategy of developing new technologies and cost-effective offerings for customers� I leave you with Ian McAlister in place as General Manager and Malcolm Moodie continuing as Chairman."

Ian has an extensive background in sales management, HR processes and procedures, as well as payroll consulting.

Previous positions held include Regional Manager at Saco Systems; Sales Consultant at Timecor; Computer Systems Technician, Software and Sales at Saco Systems and Lead Instrumentation Technician at ERPM Gold Mine.

His passion lies in finding HR solutions that can affect change within business environments across Africa.

Yendor Felgate, CEO of Emergence Growth, a former client of McAlister, says of the CRS executive "Ian is great at seeing the solution in complex situations - he has the ability to get to the heart of the matter, propose a solution and deliver on his promise. I also value Ian as being a great team player and easy to work with in the most trying circumstances."

McAlister is determined to continue to entrench CRS Technologies' leadership position in the market and will use his passion for disruptive technology to add value to the company's extensive client database.

"I am passionate about assisting companies to realise their HR and payroll goals. By finding the right HR solutions and payroll solutions for clients' individual needs we create a win win environment," says McAlister.

On accepting the role as General Manager at CRS Technologies, McAlister had only glowing praise for McKerrell.

"On behalf of CRS Technologies and its stakeholders, I'd like to wish James every success as he enters a new period in his personal life. Over 25 years, James has steered CRS through some extremely choppy waters and challenging times in both the local economy and HR sector and, without question, his contribution to the success of CRS has been remarkable. I can personally say that James always demonstrated confidence in people's abilities when they couldn't see it themselves, and on an operation level, throughout his tenure James demonstrated a unique ability to bring innovative thinking to both the strategic opportunities and daily challenges of CRS. He leaves behind a legacy that will be hard to top, but we will all give it our best."