Etienne Grobler

Etienne had his start specializing in the audit of computerized accounting systems. He did his first ACCPAC installation for a Price Waterhouse client in 1987 and he has been working closely with the product since then.

In 1988, together with a couple of friends he started his first computer supply and consulting company Fincompt. Fincompt grew to 5 branches employing more than 75 people within 5 years. Etienne also created a branch within the company which specialized in developing custom solutions for clients running Sage ERP Accpac. In 1993 Etienne purchased the Development division from Fincompt and rolled its operations into a new company, EcceSignum. EcceSignum then released Inventory Receipts, the widely adopted purchasing module for ACCPAC plus.

Inventory Receipts became one of the best-selling third party modules for ACCPAC and users included many larger and prominent companies, including De Beers Diamonds, Coca Cola, Afrox and many others, including ACCPAC International.

With his broad experience in software development Etienne has become a notable force in modern ecommerce solutions.