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Grant Van Blerk

Chief Executive Officer at Finex Money
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Seasoned executive with expertise in management, business development, and strategy.
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Location
Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa, ZA
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Afrikaans Full professional proficiency
Skills
  • Management
  • New Business Development
  • Project Management
  • Business Strategy
  • Marketing
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Grant Van Blerk is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in management, business development, and strategy. He has held senior roles in various companies, including Finex Money, ORBIT | Real Estate Data, Advisory Collective, Absolute Pets, Mantaray Holdings, Montego Pet Nutrition, Foundation Commodities, GESS International, LG Securities, and Momentum. Grant holds an MBA from Stellenbosch University and has completed an international study module at Skema Business School in Suzhou, China.

Experience

  • Finex Money
    • Chief Executive Officer
      • May 2023 - Present

    • Head of Business Development (Finex & iMali Remit)
      • Aug 2022 - May 2023

  • ORBIT | Real Estate Data
    • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
    • Co-Founder
      • Nov 2021 - Present
      • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

      ORBIT uses AI to collect, clean and match property listings from hundreds of sources. We provide real estate professionals with full visibility of the market, real-time statistics and tools that enables them to rapidly identify market changes and capitalize on opportunities.

  • Advisory Collective
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa
    • Managing Director & Founder
      • Aug 2019 - Aug 2022
      • Cape Town Area, South Africa

      Advisory specialises in growing and scaling businesses. We enable growth and improved efficiencies within organisations through the following:• Strategy Consulting• Management Consulting• Funding - Venture Capital & Private Equity• Strategic Product & Business Positioning• SME & Entre...

  • Absolute Pets
    • Cape Town
    • Chief Operations Officer
      • Sep 2017 - Aug 2019
      • Cape Town

      Absolute Pets is South Africa’s largest Pet Care Retailer with +/-150 stores nationally.I assisted Absolute Pets from a strategic, operational and leadership aspect during an aggressive growth phase in the company’s history, enabling the following within 24 months:- 29 new stores opened or acquir...

  • Mantaray Holdings (FMCG/Retail)
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa
    • General Manager
      • Mar 2017 - Aug 2017
      • Cape Town Area, South Africa

      Responsible for the day to day management of Mantaray Holdings, which imports various products that are sold through retailers such as Dischem, Wellness Warehouse, Takealot, Clicks, etc.

  • Montego Pet Nutrition
    • South Africa
    • Manufacturing
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • National Sales Manager
      • Oct 2014 - Nov 2016

      Between 2011 and 2016 my team and I contributed towards the following:- 5X’ed annual revenue over a 4-year period.- Obtained a 22% market share in SA.- Grew Montego to Africa’s largest independent pet food company.

    • Regional Manager - Southern South Africa
      • Nov 2011 - Sep 2014

    • Consultant
      • Jan 2011 - Oct 2011

  • Foundation Commodities
    • Johannesburg & Cape Town
    • Managing Director and Founder
      • Jun 2006 - Dec 2010
      • Johannesburg & Cape Town

      Responsible for the management of a company specializing in the following sectors:Commodities:The global sourcing and distribution of commodities, with the primary focus on importing/exporting cement to South African and internationally based companies, including construction companies and produc...

  • GESS International
    • Johannesburg
    • Investment Consultant
      • May 2005 - May 2006
      • Johannesburg

      GESS: Global Estate Strategies & Solutions - Local and International Investment Advisory

  • LG Securities (International Foreign Exchange I...
    • Cape Town & Johannesburg
    • Investment Consultant
      • Jun 2002 - Mar 2005
      • Cape Town & Johannesburg

      Assisted in establishing an office for Leaderguard in Cape Town, thereby growing Leaderguard to SA's biggest private foreign exchange investment firm in SA in 2005 with $60mil of funds under management.

  • Finser International (Local and Offshore Invest...
    • Johannesburg
    • Investment Consultant
      • Apr 2002 - May 2002
      • Johannesburg
  • Nedbank
    • Johannesburg
    • Personal Financial Advisor
      • Feb 2002 - Mar 2002
      • Johannesburg
  • Momentum
    • South Africa
    • Financial Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Marketing Advisor
      • Aug 2000 - Jan 2002

    • Offshore Investment Fund Administrator
      • Sep 1999 - Aug 2000

  • Nedbank
    • Johannesburg
    • Equity and Unit Trust Reconciliation Clerk
      • May 1999 - Aug 1999
      • Johannesburg
  • Unibank
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa
    • Investment & Banking Administrator
      • Nov 1997 - Jan 1999
      • Johannesburg Area, South Africa
  • Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banki...
    • Johannesburg
    • Foreign Exchange Fund Administrator
      • Aug 1997 - Oct 1997
      • Johannesburg
  • RMD (PLJ Investments Limited)
    • Johannesburg
    • Portfolio Administrator - Futures and Options/Equities
      • Feb 1997 - Jul 1997
      • Johannesburg

Education

  • 2013 - 2015
    Stellenbosch University
  • 2015 - 2015
    SKEMA Business School
  • 1994 - 1996
    Hoërskool Waterkloof
  • 2003 - 2004
    South African Institute of Financial Markets (SAIFM)
  • Six Sigma Academy Amsterdam

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