Stewart van Graan looks remarkably relaxed for a man whose company is going through the transition of delisting and becoming a private entity. A company that analysts fear is struggling to retain its ground because it’s been too slow to innovate in this unrelenting industry.

Van Graan is the GM of Dell for Southern & Central Africa, giving him a vast area to oversee as Dell delists from the Nasdaq and returns to the hands of its founder Michael Dell and private equity firm Silver Lake Partners.