I've had the privilege of leading global teams through every phase, from startup and scale-up to successful turnarounds. This includes founding Pexcil, an award-winning design agency, and serving as CEO of Zapper, where I expanded the merchant network 5x and grew the consumer base from 1.5M to 13M through strategic platform partnerships with acquirers, banking, and fintech apps. At Clickatell, I spearheaded payments products, AI, UX, and innovation, driving global expansion and platform modernization for conversational commerce across North America and Africa. Currently, I am the Country Head for Spin under the Super Group (NYSE:SGHC), overseeing the regulated market of Ontario.
My leadership expertise spans product strategy, go-to-market planning, AI enablement, M&A evaluation, and digital transformation. I've consistently delivered results, including building scalable commerce solutions, patenting fintech innovations, and implementing AI across customer experience, automation, and fraud prevention workflows. My work seamlessly bridges technical depth, product intuition, and commercial focus.
What truly drives me is curiosity, creativity, and a bias toward meaningful problem-solving. I've been fortunate to collaborate with remarkable teams across continents, tackle challenging problems head-on, and deliver products that genuinely make a difference.
When I'm not immersed in technology and innovation, you'll find me spending time with my family, staying active, or getting lost in a great book.
My journey in numbers
- CEO and CTO Experience: 3+ years leading a global fintech company
- C-Level Leadership: 5+ years across CEO, VP, and product executive 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 development and systems design
Career impact
- Scaled Zapper's network: Grew merchant base from 30K to 150K and user base from 1.5M to 13M.
- Led global payment rollouts: Managed multi-million dollar budgets for international deployments.
- Pioneered payments: Delivered South Africa's first Tap-on-Phone payment platform.
- Innovated with AI: Built Clickatell's conversational commerce AI engine.
- Founded award-winning agency: Pexcil recognized by FWA and the Webby Awards.