A dynamic leader and experienced tech business operator with proven success in building, managing and rapidly scaling market leading online platforms. Chartered accountant and MBA.Devin is COO of the Bloom & Wild Group - Europe's #1 online flower gifting company, home to the Bloom & Wild, bloomon and Bergamotte brands, trading across 8 countries - where he oversees operations, sourcing, finance, sustainability, customer service and plays a key role in the overall leadership of the group.From 2015 to 2021, Devin was the CEO of South Africa's leading online food delivery business, Mr D Food, a subsidiary of takealot .com and global internet group, Naspers. - In this role he transformed a decades old analogue food delivery business into a world class, mobile focussed, online food delivery marketplace platform that became the #1 app in South Africa. - He scaled the business from thousands, to millions of orders per month and achieved a market leadership position, ahead of Uber Eats. - Devin expanded Mr D Food across more than 100 regions in South Africa, partnering with over 8 000 restaurants, more than 10 000 drivers and growing the customer base to 1,5million monthly active users.- Mr D Food was initially funded through takealot.com by Tiger Global, and went on to be acquired become a subsidiary of global internet group, Naspers.- In my capacity as CEO of Mr D Food, I also sat on the group executive of takelot. com - South Africa’s largest ecommerce retailer. Between Mr D and Bloom & Wild, Devin was the COO of Sproutl, a venture capital backed online marketplace start-up, connecting the best independent garden centres and outdoor living brands with digital native consumers in the UK. Sproutl raised a $9m seed round in 2021, led by Danny Rimer at Index Ventures.Devin's deep understanding of product and consumer technology, ability to execute on strategies, enthusiasm for leading people and broad commercial experience is complemented by a foundation of academic excellence and international expertise. His previous experience includes direct to consumer ecommerce, financial services and an entrepreneurial venture.Devin holds an MBA from the University of Cambridge, Judge Business School and is a Chartered Accountant with a B.Com and PGDA from the University of Cape Town.
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