I am an entrepreneur with a passion for ICT & founded what is known today as the Digital Solutions Group (www.dsg.co.za) in 1998.
Devoted to building successful brands by delivering great integrated customer experiences; I have served as the ICT strategist for the Nelson Mandela Foundation and formulated the strategy for the 46664 global communities.
In 2005, I served as the technology director of Contact in Gauteng NPO focused on promoting the BPO(Business process outsourcing) industry in the region.
DSG was recognised as a Top Technology 100 enterprise and won several innovation awards in the contact centre, mobile and e-business industries. DSG was also awarded the Public Sector Innovation award for the most effective use of IT within government jointly with the IEC for its work for the South African Elections 2004-2006.
I also designed the ebusiness strategy for Telesure in 2006 which resulted in the “ Hippo `” concept, the insurance aggregator which became very popular in South Africa, and later launched in the UK known as “ Comparethemarket “.
I am currently the Chairman Emeritus of the Mobile Marketing Association of South Africa and serves as a non-executive director on the IAB board.
I do speaking engagements and consulting on thought leadership subjects involving technology and new business models and I am passionate about ❤️ #DoingSomethingGreat.
