Experience

Hyphen Technology (Pty) Limited
• South Africa
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Chairman & Non Executive Director

  • Jan 2022 - Present


Point Group Marketing Services Partner

• South Africa
• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Executive Chairman

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Point Group is a marketing services and solutions provider to many of the world's leading brands. With a strong pedigree in traditional print and point of sale marketing in Africa and the Middle East, the development of our digital services is our most exciting journey yet. Point Group is a marketing services and solutions provider to many of the world's leading brands. With a strong pedigree in traditional print and point of sale marketing in Africa and the Middle East, the development of our digital services is our most exciting journey yet.



DEfactoED

• United Kingdom
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  DEfactoED Africa is a unique online learning platform, designed to engage and upskill teams to understand and embrace the world of digitization. DEfactoED Africa is a unique online learning platform, designed to engage and upskill teams to understand and embrace the world of digitization.


Kevro (Pty) Ltd
• South Africa
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Executive Chairman

  • Feb 2020 - Present

AutoZone South Africa
• South Africa
• Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Non Executive Director

  • Aug 2019 - Present


Swarm Technology

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing

• Co-Founder & CFO

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  Swam Technology is a unique software business, focusing on leveraging the power of artificial intelligence to create new hedge fund trading algorithms and capabilities. Our first global multi-instrument fund, SWARM XVI, is showing spectacular initial results and is beating all major indices and equivalent trading programmes. The future is now. Swam Technology is a unique software business, focusing on leveraging the power of artificial intelligence to create new hedge fund trading algorithms and capabilities. Our first global multi-instrument fund, SWARM XVI, is showing spectacular initial results and is beating all major indices and equivalent trading programmes. The future is now.


The Other End of the Telescope
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• Author

  • Apr 2019 - Present

Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi)
• South Africa
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Non Executive Director

  • Apr 2019 - Present

Disrupting Consultancy Pty
• South Africa
• Business Consulting and Services
• Founder

  • Jul 2018 - Present


Christel House South Africa

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chairman

  • Jun 2017 - Present

  Christel House is a not for profit school based in the Western Cape. With nearly 1000 pupils, we focus on breaking the cycle of poverty through education. Christel House is a not for profit school based in the Western Cape. With nearly 1000 pupils, we focus on breaking the cycle of poverty through education.


UbankSA
• South Africa
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Chairman

  • Aug 2019 - Jun 2022


BCX

• South Africa
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • May 2017 - Jun 2018

  Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BCX, Africa’s premier end-to-end digital solutions partner Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BCX, Africa’s premier end-to-end digital solutions partner



Telkom

• Türkiye
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Administration Officer

  • Oct 2015 - Apr 2017

  Reporting to the GCEO,and a member of the Telkom Group Executive Committee, accountable for the delivery of a wide range of group services to Telkom's business units, including procurement, supply chain, corporate real estate, security, corporate social responsibility activities and human resources.

• Chief Procurement Officer

  • Feb 2014 - Oct 2015

  Reporting to the GCEO, and a member of the Telkom Executive Committee, accountable for all aspects of procurement, supply chain management and property ownership/management for the Telkom Group.



South African Breweries

• South Africa
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head: Commercial

  • Oct 2010 - Jan 2014

  Accountable for the core cost/quality trade-offs in the SAB supply chains. Accountable for the core cost/quality trade-offs in the SAB supply chains.



Absa

• Banking
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Integration Director

  • Jan 2010 - Oct 2010

  Accountable for driving through internal integration activities with Absa

• Chief Administration Officer

  • Feb 2008 - Jan 2010

  Wide ranging role, accountable for commercial supply chain solutions, real estate management and operational delivery to multiple business units.

• Chief Procurement Officer

  • Sep 2005 - 2008

  Creating and leading a new sourcing organisation in Absa, South Africa’s largest retail bank with 35,000 employees, 700 branches and total cost base of over £1.5bn: •Group accountability for building & a running totally new sourcing organisation in Absa •Group accountability for implementing SAP and associated Procure To Pay disciplines •Accountable for delivery of the Merger & Acquisition cost related synergy targets – on track to triple initial due diligence targets •Total… Show more Creating and leading a new sourcing organisation in Absa, South Africa’s largest retail bank with 35,000 employees, 700 branches and total cost base of over £1.5bn: •Group accountability for building & a running totally new sourcing organisation in Absa •Group accountability for implementing SAP and associated Procure To Pay disciplines •Accountable for delivery of the Merger & Acquisition cost related synergy targets – on track to triple initial due diligence targets •Total team size 300 employees, including several back office operational areas



Barclays

• India
• Outsourcing/Offshoring
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, International IT Integration

  • Jan 2005 - Sep 2005

  Accountable for merger and acquisition IT integration activity in the International business. •Led operations, back office and technology focused due diligence reviews of potential International acquisition targets •Developed associated business cases predicted on acquisition targets as required •Mobilised and led the technology integration teams on the Absa acquisition

• Operations Director, CIO

  • Mar 2004 - Dec 2004

  Operations managed the relationships between the SBUs and CIO, and delivered MI, Demand Management and Incident Management capability and services to CIO. •Re-engineered all the core processes, reduced headcount from 260 to 100 FTE and delivered a cost reduction of £5m pa on a budget of £13m pa •Created the 2004 Cost Management Programme for CIO, identified savings of £107m •Led the design work for the re-structuring of CIO Operations (5,000 FTE and £600m of cost), which created… Show more Operations managed the relationships between the SBUs and CIO, and delivered MI, Demand Management and Incident Management capability and services to CIO. •Re-engineered all the core processes, reduced headcount from 260 to 100 FTE and delivered a cost reduction of £5m pa on a budget of £13m pa •Created the 2004 Cost Management Programme for CIO, identified savings of £107m •Led the design work for the re-structuring of CIO Operations (5,000 FTE and £600m of cost), which created a total new, business-led, back-office structure and environment


Orbys
• Spain
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Non Executive Director

  • 2003 - 2005
• Client Relationship Director

  • Apr 2002 - Nov 2003

  Managing the relationship between CIO and the Retail Bank. The role was akin to a Senior Technology Officer, and was accountable for: •Ensuring the technology and operations business requirements of the Retail Bank were clearly articulated to CIO •Ensuring CIO delivered against those business requirements, by creating operations and IT solutions, managing a value chain encompassing IT solutioning, build, change and run activity •Managing the total interlock of the finances… Show more Managing the relationship between CIO and the Retail Bank. The role was akin to a Senior Technology Officer, and was accountable for: •Ensuring the technology and operations business requirements of the Retail Bank were clearly articulated to CIO •Ensuring CIO delivered against those business requirements, by creating operations and IT solutions, managing a value chain encompassing IT solutioning, build, change and run activity •Managing the total interlock of the finances, pricing and billing between CIO and the Retail Bank – a relationship worth over £0.6bn •Managing the Executive dialogues between the Retail Bank CEO and Executive team and the CIO Executive team •Also delivered a new service based organisational design for the whole of the CIO function, including inter-relationships between Technology, Operations, Change and the SBUs

• Head of Smartsourcing

  • Feb 2000 - Mar 2002

  Smartsourcing was accountable for the commercial development & deployment of the Group’s outsourcing agenda, designed to re-engineer the Bank’s operational platforms and drive out cost. •Created & led a team of 30 outsourcing professionals, who became the industry benchmark for outsourcing specialists •Created a series of industry leading, innovative solutions to complex sourcing issues, including two offshore contracts and three new joint ventures •Designed and delivered a… Show more Smartsourcing was accountable for the commercial development & deployment of the Group’s outsourcing agenda, designed to re-engineer the Bank’s operational platforms and drive out cost. •Created & led a team of 30 outsourcing professionals, who became the industry benchmark for outsourcing specialists •Created a series of industry leading, innovative solutions to complex sourcing issues, including two offshore contracts and three new joint ventures •Designed and delivered a strategic make/buy decision making process which was deployed through the Group, and delivered contracts and deals worth over £2bn

• Programme Director, e-procurement

  • Oct 1999 - Mar 2002

  Led a £17m financial systems re-engineering programme to deliver an e-procurement front-end for our existing SAP financial system, and re-engineer the associated business processes..

• Head of Procurement, Africa & Caribbean

  • Jul 1998 - Sep 1999

  Created and led a procurement function within the African and Caribbean business of Barclays. •Developed a purchasing network across the 15 in-country SBUs, which left the task in the business but recognised local business ownership of the sourcing decisions •Developed and implemented the Africa wide sourcing & supplier management framework •Implemented the governance framework and deployed purchasing toolkits across Africa

• Purchasing Manager

  • Jan 1997 - Jun 1998


Ford
• Buyer

  • 1992 - 1997