André de Wet

Seasoned Chief Executive Officer, Strategist, and Entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience across Fintech, E-commerce and Mobile at leading companies across the globe. Expertise: Strategy, Business Development, Sales, Marketing, Leadership, Mentor, Start-up, Advisory Education: Executive Program at Harvard Business School (USA); MSc in Global Management (UK) CORE COMPETENCIES Strategic Management • Business Analysis & Strategy • International Business Development • New Business Development • Sales Executive • Customer Relationship Management • Account Management • Marketing • Growth Hack • Customer Acquisition & Retention • Market Research • Consulting • Operations Management • Process Improvement • Stakeholder Management • Investor Relations • Mentoring • Team Management KEY CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS Career highlights include: 2013 - Awarded App of the Year Internationally, beating 150 000 other entrants. 2015 -As CEO of Pricecheck selected as one of the Top 5 most Innovative companies to work for. 2015 - Exited PriceCheck profitably to a VC investment firm. 2016 - Guinness World Record for Kite Surfing. 2017 - Expanded iflix to 8 countries, 5 offices and 60+ Staff 2019 - Awarded Most Innovative Business leader in SA 2020 - Grew UBU to 60 staff, launched 360 merchant apps in 3 months (during lockdown) He has a passion for everything digital commerce and how it can, does, and will change our lives, and how to use this to aggressively grow businesses. A frequent keynote speaker at large industry events (speaker profile downloadable below), he backs entrepreneurial businesses and serves as a mentor on a range of boards. An enjoyment for extreme sports and bucket list items, saw him setting up a Guinness World Record in KiteBoarding in Cape Town in 2016 (https://tinyurl.com/GuinnessKite) and crossing the Himalayas on a motorbike in 2017.