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Johannesburg, GP, ZA

VulaCoin is a fintech SAAS platform enabling digital micropayments in low-income telecoms and digital services applications. It provides payment aggregation, digital wallet, product engine, digital marketplace, and self-help functionality, and enables African fibre network and mobile operators to create pay-as-you-go capabilities in their existing.

Stellenbosch, ZA

Fibertime is a pioneering South African internet service provider that focuses on delivering pay-as-you-go, high-speed, reliable fibre-optic internet connections to residential and business customers.Serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Fibertime™️ Group, overseeing its 3 subsidiary companies namely Fibertime ISP, Fibertime Networks, and Vulacoin..

MU

• Responsible for directing Sales, Product, Marketing, and Go-To-Market strategies within the SEACOM Group and new MRC sales budget across SA and East Africa. Oversee multiple market segments such as Enterprise in South.
• Develop and execute strategies for revenue growth and market expansion.
• Identify new opportunities and partnerships for increased market share.
• Maintain strong client relationships to ensure satisfaction.
• Lead branding and promotional campaigns to boost visibility.
• Collaborate on aligning offerings with market needs.

MU

• Tasked with overseeing commercial operations spanning the SEACOM Group, covering markets in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Mozambique. Responsibilities encompass a wide spectrum, including leadership in.
• Lead South African Business Sales across Corporate, Channel, and SME segments.
• Oversee product design, profitability, and management for Service Provider and Enterprise segments (Corporate and SME), including Connectivity, Cloud (SaaS and IaaS), Voice, and Security products.
• Design and deploy business systems, including Online Sales Portals, Self-Service platforms, and Business Support Systems (SFDC, Enterprise Architecture, IT Operations, and System Development).
• Spearhead the Customer Experience transformation programme, inclusive of Customer Operations enhancements.
• Develop segment-specific Value Propositions for Corporate, SME, and FttH/Consumer segments.

Midrand, Gauteng, ZA

• Vodacom Group is a telecommunications company operating primarily in Africa. It provides a wide range of mobile communication services, including voice, data, messaging, and other digital services.Oversaw the Online.
• Implement Digital Self-Service and Sales functionalities within the MyVodacom App and Portal.
• Oversee Digital Product Development and managing Product Lifecycle.
• Digitise Vodacom's Insurance offerings for enhanced accessibility.
• Establish Agile implementation teams for efficient project execution.
• Execute Vodacom's Digital Payment strategies for enhanced services.

Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

I was the Divisional Managing Director of Jasco Enterprise. I had full P&L responsibility for this business unit comprising of 150 people. Key areas of focus include strategy, business development, M&A activity, financial management and operational oversight.Role description: Divisional Managing Director (July 2013 – April 2014)Had full P&L responsibility.

Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

Dakar, Dakar, SN

Arc Telecoms is an IP-based Telecoms Service Provider targeting Small and Medium sized businesses in South Africa, and supplying a full range of IP based services. It received its Venture Capital from the World of Avatar, and was nominated by Mybroadband as one of the Top 10 SA ICT companies to watch in 2010. ARC was sold to Jasco Electronics (Pty) Ltd in.

Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

• I joined iBurst in May 2008 as Head of Integration, and in August 2008 I was appointed into the role of Executive Head: Commercial, where I was the executive in charge of the commercial elements of iBurst's business.
• In charge of the commercial elements of iBurst’s business including sales, marketing, product management and product development
• Managed a staff complement of 70 people
• Financial accountability for over R360m of annual revenue
• From April 2009 primary focus was the execution of a turn-around exercise that included redefining the business’ target markets, technology strategy, customer acquisition channels and models Consolidation of the.
• Drove a cost-savings and revenue enhancement project across the business, which included the restructuring of 3 business units

Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

• From March 2006, I was the Managing Director of BizCall, a company I co-founded in July 2005. BizCall is a software engineering consultancy focused on developing products and platforms for internet telephony.
• Managing Director.
• I co-founded in July 2005.
• Software engineering consultancy.
• Developed products and platforms for Internet telephony applications (VoIP).
• Setting up the business from scratch and encompassed the full ambit of general management

Ebene, MU

• From July 2005, I was a member of African Alliance’s business development team. African Alliance is a small pan-African investment bank, head-quartered in Botswana. This entailed setting up offices in Tanzania, Zambia.
• Member of Business development team
• Setting up offices in Tanzania, Zambia and Lesotho
• Financial accountability for over R360m of annual revenue
• From April 2009 primary focus was the execution of a turn-around exercise that included redefining the business’ target
• Rigorous Country

From July 2004 I ran key strategic projects for Stanbic's Retail product area, including the launch of a pan-African Credit Card, Card acquiring, value proposition building, and payment infrastructural issues. I focussed on product development and business development in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Tanzania, via innovative product development and partnering.

From July 2003 I undertook classical product management for the Business Transaction Area. The key product was the business current account, spanning the Retail, Commercial and Corporate areas of Standard Bank. I have worked on the pricing, budgeting, forecasting, value proposition development, sales and service design, and daily operational management of.

Occupied an internal consulting position, providing research, analysis, and strategic input on all aspects of Stanbic's retail expansion into Africa. My specific responsibility was to initiate third party relationships, provide strategic input and manage various alliance partners in the different Stanbic Africa countries. Alliance partners included oil.

I headed up the Special Initiatives area. The Special Initiatives area has a large retail alliance component, focussing on expanding banking channels and products through strategic alliances and joint ventures with retailers. This has included a design, specification, and construction and implementation role. Furthermore, a large amount of propositional.

From January, I was in an internal consulting position, providing research, analysis, and strategic input on aspects relating to product development. Specific projects included the bank's Smartcard design, implementation and rollout strategy; building the value proposition and business case for a mass-market saving's product; designing and creating a new.

I was placed in this department after completing my rotation within Retail Bank. My responsibilities primarily included the development of Bancassurance products, as well as focussing on the broader role of Wealth Creation within Retail Bank. I have also been used in a consultant capacity by Liberty Life Insurance Company. Projects undertaken include the.

Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

I rotated through various departments in Retail Bank, including Product Development, Financial Control and Sales and Distribution. I would typically spend three weeks in each department, undertaking projects designed to give maximum exposure to that department's core business function.

Senior Executive Program - Africa, Business Administration And Management, General

Global Leadership Program, Business Administration And Management, General

Gibs Executive Education Program (Vaep)

Masters, Theology

Post Graduate Diploma, Theology

Masters, Business Administration

Bcomm Honours Degree, Economics

B.Com, Economics And Human Geography

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