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Richard D. is listed as Account Manager - Cybersecurity and Networking at First Distribution, a company with 184 employees, based in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Richard D..
Richard D. previously worked as Entrepreneur at Luxurywatchza and Major Account Manager at Fortinet. Richard D. holds Honours Degree In Information Systems, Cyber/Computer Forensics And Counterterrorism from Uct.
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I am a professional graduate with and honors degree in information systems from the University of Cape Town. I have 29 years’ experience as an IT professional of which 17 years have been focused on cybersecurity.I have a background in computer forensics, My thesis, "Investigating the impact of anti-forensic methods", was showcased at "The international conference in information security and digital forensics” Thessaloniki Greece, December 12-14, 2014, and has been published in the International Journal of Cyber-Security and Digital Forensics (IJCSDF)I have explored other industry sectors , but my passion and focus remains undoubtedly, cybersecurity.I have an excellent knowledge of the cybersecurity landscape, having spent the predominant part of my career a leadership capacity ranging from at middle-management to board-level and representing key actors across the channel spectrum from reseller to vendor. I am a customer focused, career-driven professional, and my strengths lie in my logical and analytical thinking, excellent motivation, and positive attitude and communication skills. Most importantly my customer-oriented approach ensures that customer value is first in any engagement.Organizations of all sizes are faced with the daunting task of protecting their digital assets in a volatile threat landscape. I find solutions to their toughest cybersecurity challenges to minimize exposure across all threat vectors.My aim is to fulfil a pivotal role as a business leader or sole contributor by combining experience, knowledge and leadership as a catalyst to success.
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Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Account manager responsible for all First Distribution partners (70+ active) and representing 22 OEM brands. I work with our channel partners, vendors and end users to overcome their most challenging information security and networking obstacles. Through a consultative, research driven sales approach, backed by experience I find solutions to minimize our.
South Africa
Johannesburg Area, South Africa
Single Contributor role where establishing and growing close business relationships with key account stakeholders was key to success. Employing a collaborative approach, I gained deep insights into my clients cybersecurity, risk and compliance strategies, challenges and priorities, which enabled me to provide the appropriate industry-leading solutions from.
Gauteng
In this senior role reporting to the regional director, I was responsible for building the UiPath brand from infancy in South Africa in my allocated account spectrum. I led my clients in their digital transformation journey through exposing he negative business impact of the status-quo and showing the business value to be derived from automation.
Midrand
In this dual role I reported to the group CEO, and was responsible for successfully growing the Performanta customer base and sales figures in my role of Sales Manager - Africa, and for establishing a joint venture with Bytes Technology Group (Now Altron), providing services to the Bytes client base, where I fulfilled the role of GM.I led a team of 7 sales.
Johannesburg Area, South Africa
Randburg
In this management role I was a customer facing and target driven professional responsible for identification of Innovative solutions to augment InfoGuardian portfolio and strategy.I successfully coordinated solution strategy on strategic projects incorporating vendor, reseller and end-user resources ensuring our client base was getting solutions.
Bryanston, Gauteng, South Africa
In this Senior leadership role within Securedata I was responsible for leading a team of 7 top product managers to further success. In this exciting role I used my experience and relationships to guide the team in management of vendor relationships and management of team performance, ensuring we continuously met an exceeded the expectations of our vendors.
Johannesburg Area, South Africa
Bryanston, Gauteng, South Africa
Johannesburg Metropolitan Area
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Celvin Bowers
Colleague at First DistributionCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, South Africa
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Moses Ndebele
Colleague at First DistributionCity Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, South Africa
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Roxanne Kelway
Colleague at First DistributionCity Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, South Africa
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Marius Botha
Colleague at First DistributionCity Of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, South Africa
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Mimi Hanis
Colleague at First DistributionNairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya, Kenya
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Phumudzo Grant Mudau
Colleague at First DistributionJohannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, South Africa
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Preegan Chetty
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Myles Gainsford
Colleague at First DistributionCity Of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, South Africa
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Chantél Geldenhuys
Colleague at First DistributionAlberton, Gauteng, South Africa, South Africa
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Honors degree in Information systems
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Richard D. works for First Distribution.
Richard D. is listed as Account Manager - Cybersecurity and Networking at First Distribution.
Richard D. is based in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa while working with First Distribution.
Richard D. has worked for First Distribution, Luxurywatchza, Fortinet, Uipath, and Performanta Group.
Richard D.'s colleagues at First Distribution include Gerrit Van Schalkwyk, Celvin Bowers, Moses Ndebele, Roxanne Kelway, and Marius Botha.
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Richard D. holds Honours Degree In Information Systems, Cyber/Computer Forensics And Counterterrorism from Uct.
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