Four former executives of Dimension Data have presented counterarguments after Jason Goodall mentioned them in his confession regarding the 2019 sale of The Campus. They assert that Goodall lacked the authority to speak on their behalf, that his statement contradicts sworn testimony they provided, and that the wording was dictated by the terms of his settlement agreement with NTT.
In a statement released Wednesday on behalf of Jeremy Ord, Steven Nathan, Saki Missaikos, and Grant Bodley, the four noted Goodall's earlier statement published by TechCentral on Wednesday with 'shock and indignation.'
In a statement dated October 5, Goodall, former CEO of the Dimension Data group and NTT Ltd, admitted to secretly participating in the purchase of The Campus office, which was Dimension Data's headquarters in Bryanston, while simultaneously advising NTT on the seller's side. He named these four as participants, stating that their interests were represented 'through nominees in a structure created to conceal our names,' and agreed to pay NTT approximately 208.6 million Rands ($12.5 million USD). NTT confirmed the authenticity of this statement.
The four executives stated: 'Not only was Mr. Goodall not authorized to make any statements on our behalf, but his confession is completely inconsistent with what Mr. Goodall testified under oath.'
The executives reported that Goodall's statement was signed as part of a settled resolution of 'material personal claims' that NTT brought against him in separate proceedings in the UK. These proceedings constituted arbitration scheduled for October 5—the date of his statement. The settlement agreement itself was not made public.
They emphasized: 'There is no doubt that the wording of Mr. Goodall's statement is a result of what was agreed between NTT and Mr. Goodall within the settlement agreement.' They added that Goodall 'unhappily allowed NTT to use him as a weapon in their dubious ongoing public campaign against us.'