I'm a product and technology executive with over 15 years of experience across fintech, payments, and emerging tech. I've led global teams through startup, scale-up, and turnaround phases — from founding an award-winning design agency to serving as CEO of Zapper, where I expanded the merchant network 5x and grew the consumer base from 1.5M to 13M via platform partnerships with acquirers, banking, and fintech apps. Currently, I lead payments products, AI, UX, and innovation at Clickatell, helping drive global expansion and platform modernization across North America and Africa.
My leadership spans product strategy, go-to-market planning, AI enablement, M&A evaluation, and digital transformation. I've built scalable commerce solutions, patented fintech innovations, and implemented AI across customer experience, automation, and fraud prevention workflows. My work bridges technical depth, product intuition, and commercial focus.
What drives me is curiosity, creativity, and a bias toward meaningful problem-solving. I've been fortunate to work with remarkable teams across continents, tackle complex challenges, and deliver products that make a real difference.
Outside of work, you'll find me with my family, exercising, or lost in a great book. I'm always up for a good conversation — let's connect.
Snapshot
- CEO and CTO Experience: 3+ years leading a global fintech company
- C-Level Leadership: 5+ years across CEO, VP, and product roles
- Entrepreneurial Ventures: 8+ years, including founding an award-winning agency
- Industry Leadership: 3 years on the QR Code Standardisation Committee (PASA)
- Software Development Background: 15+ years in full-stack and systems design
Career highlights
- Led global payment rollouts with multi-million dollar budgets
- Scaled Zapper's merchant network from 30K to 150K and user base from 1.5M to 13M
- Delivered South Africa's first Tap-on-Phone payment platform
- Built Clickatell's conversational commerce AI engine
- Founded Pexcil, a design agency recognized by FWA and the Webby Awards
