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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

South Africa

Working with successful CEO's who want to take their fast growing businesses to the next level with less risk, more predictability and more fun.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

- Moved to the UK to provide interim leadership for the Sage UK&I Engineering team of 150 colleagues and accountable for the UK's market leading accounting and payroll software products - Member of the Sage UK&I Executive Team - Built and maintained strong working relationships - Reported solid line into the Global EVP of Product Delivery and dotted line to Sage UK&I MDAchievements: - Sage UK&I annual organic revenue growth of 10% to £340m in FY19 ending September -… Show more - Moved to the UK to provide interim leadership for the Sage UK&I Engineering team of 150 colleagues and accountable for the UK's market leading accounting and payroll software products - Member of the Sage UK&I Executive Team - Built and maintained strong working relationships - Reported solid line into the Global EVP of Product Delivery and dotted line to Sage UK&I MDAchievements: - Sage UK&I annual organic revenue growth of 10% to £340m in FY19 ending September - Recurring revenue growth of 16% - % subscription penetration at 70% with annualised growth of 18% Show less

South Africa

- Provided leadership for Sage Alchemex's transformation from subsidiary to engineering hub (Sage Intelligence) within Sage’s new matrix structure - Led the review, design, and implementation of agile methodologies for Sage Intelligence Engineering Achievements:- Launched Sage Intelligence as a native cloud product - Sage Intelligence played a significant role in Sage’s transition to a SaaS business with annualised recurring revenue growth of 51% in FY18- Consistently… Show more - Provided leadership for Sage Alchemex's transformation from subsidiary to engineering hub (Sage Intelligence) within Sage’s new matrix structure - Led the review, design, and implementation of agile methodologies for Sage Intelligence Engineering Achievements:- Launched Sage Intelligence as a native cloud product - Sage Intelligence played a significant role in Sage’s transition to a SaaS business with annualised recurring revenue growth of 51% in FY18- Consistently exceeded roadmap delivery expectations (by 24% in FY18) Show less

South Africa

- Led the transformation of Alchemex from a privately-owned independent business to become an integral part of Sage as Sage Alchemex- Reporting to the CFO of Sage AAMEA, leader of key functional roles Achievements:- Exceeded Agreement of Sale Warranties which were waved 1 year early - Earned 100% of performance bonus potential in FY13, 14 and 15- Successfully integrated Sage Intelligence into 11 Sage products across the world with 30000 users and renewal rates of above… Show more - Led the transformation of Alchemex from a privately-owned independent business to become an integral part of Sage as Sage Alchemex- Reporting to the CFO of Sage AAMEA, leader of key functional roles Achievements:- Exceeded Agreement of Sale Warranties which were waved 1 year early - Earned 100% of performance bonus potential in FY13, 14 and 15- Successfully integrated Sage Intelligence into 11 Sage products across the world with 30000 users and renewal rates of above 90%- Achieved average annual revenue growth of 35% for 4 consecutive years Show less

South Africa

- Devised and implemented the business strategy and execution programme for a software start up with aspirations to become a global software vendor- Restructured the business and changed the operating model to be able to effectively and quickly scale - Held key leadership and functional rolesAchievements:- Grew from 6 to 60 employees in 5 years- Entered new markets in North America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia- Average annual revenue growth of 25%… Show more - Devised and implemented the business strategy and execution programme for a software start up with aspirations to become a global software vendor- Restructured the business and changed the operating model to be able to effectively and quickly scale - Held key leadership and functional rolesAchievements:- Grew from 6 to 60 employees in 5 years- Entered new markets in North America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia- Average annual revenue growth of 25% over 5 years- Alchemex acquired in October 2011 by Sage Plc as a 100-percent owned subsidiary exactly as planned in our 3 year strategy formulated in 2008 Show less

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