Tim Vieyra Email & Phone Number

Cape Town

Comotion builds and hosts connected systems. We partner with companies to reinvent their business model for the digital age. Check out www.comotion.us and start down a new path.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

CEO of Seed Analytics - part of the Comotion group. Seed Analytics leverages the power of data analytics to help financial intermediaries to grow their businesshttp://seedaealytics.info

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Chairman of Mercy Aids, an organisation focussed on helping the most vulnerable in the Western Cape.Facilitating broad-based support for orphans, vulnerable children, and the people who care for them since 2005Our VisionCaring, safe, resilient communities where children can grow to their full potential supported by safe, thriving adults.Our MissionCollaborating with others to foster sustainable, safe spaces of care for children’s physical, emotional and relational development.Food SovereigntyThe right to food is a human right recognized under national and international law which protects the right of human beings to access food and feed themselves, either by producing their own food or by buying it.The right to food is linked to one’s right to life and dignity.Food ReliefWe support community-run soup kitchens which provide short term solution to hunger needs.Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable food gardens provide households with a dignified way of providing some food for themselves as well as opportunity for income from sales.Safe SpacesIn South Africa, every child has the right to dignity, health, education, family life, play and recreation, an adequate standard of living and protection from violence, abuse, and harm. Children’s rights cover their developmental and age-appropriate needs that change over time as the child grows.Children need the love and care of safe, thriving adults if they are to develop to their full potential - physically, emotionally, relationally, intellectually, socially.We work with children and adults to create safe spaces where children can flourish.

Durbanville

Chairman of the Audit Committee of Topmed.Topmed is a mid-sized South African Medical scheme.www.topmed.co.za

Cape Town

Non trustee member of the Topmed Audit CommitteeTopmed is a midsized South African Medical Aidhttp://topmed.co.za/

Cape Town

Cape Town

- General strategy development in the life, investment and short term spaces (distribution, product and legislative changes)- Business development, including distribution and product initiatives,- Development of complex business cases- Value optimisation - using available sources of data to understand drivers of economic value and formulating strategy in response.- Technical and analytical skills include a good knowledge of Excel, VBA, Analytica and Access. Experience in SQL and a beginner's knowledge of Python, PHP and jQuery.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Development of distribution and product strategies for Sanlam Cobalt, Sanlam’s division focusing on self-employed clients. This includes identification of new markets and formulation of viable business models to service them.• Implementation of these strategies which included business case development, sourcing and development of product both from within the company and external providers (including reinsurers), client research, intermediary liaison and oversight of system development.• Product development responsibilities included a focus on death and disability products with large cover amounts – particularly for business assurance needs.• Input into the development of the Sanlam strategy for the self-employed market, as well as the broader Sanlam Strategy.• Liaison with business partners and further development of partnership opportunities.• Membership of task-team focused on Government's Retirement Reform Process.• Other special task-teams focusing on new markets.

• Development of complex business cases and business models for new initiatives; including a new initiative called SanlamConnect - (www.sanlamconnect.co.za) which was a revolutionary offering aimed at simplifying and standardizing advice and purchasing models for the middle market. A sophisticated online portal combined with a footprint of retail shops and worksite consultants use the system to guide clients through a standardised process for initial and ongoing advice, with the ability to seamlessly purchase directly through the system.• Assisted with the development of a suite of products for SanlamConnect including retirement, savings and risk. The risk products included death and disability lumpsum, disability income and a ground-breaking innovative death income product. My work here included assistance with the detailed benefit design, ensuring that the cost allocation methodology aligned with the business case and development of a remuneration structure for the sale of the products.• Implementation of elements of above mentioned initiatives. This included ownership of elements of system implementation, assisting with appointments and training of workforce, development of marketing strategies and liaison with third party providers.• Input into development of long-term strategy for Sanlam Personal Finance. Activities included involvement in market research, industry research (local and foreign) and strategy workshops.

General work of an Actuarial nature for Sanlam, with a specific focus on business issues, including:Product development of Entry Level Market ProductsBusiness cases for new iniativesProducts designed, for which I was the product “owner”, included: development and expansion of funeral policy range, the introduction of underwriting free options for larger cover amounts and various product additions and features.

Fellowship Qualification

Postgraduate Diploma, Actuarial Science

Bsc, Financial Mathematics

Education record