Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
I am a senior executive and the Founder of Homestead Consulting, a strategy and advisory firm specialising in telecommunications, mobile money, mobile financial services and fintech across Africa and the Middle East. With more than 20 years of international experience, I have held CEO, COO and operational leadership roles across telecommunications, fintech, SaaS, digital payments and enterprise technology. My experience includes full P&L ownership, business transformation, commercial growth, strategic account management, enterprise delivery and expansion across more than 28 countries. Through Homestead Consulting, I help organisations enter, grow and innovate in complex, high-potential markets. A significant part of my work involves business development—connecting multinational organisations with appropriate solution providers, opening strategic doors and structuring partnerships that create lasting value. Throughout my career, I have delivered implementations that helped operators increase revenue by up to 36% and led mobile-money programmes recognised at the Mobile Money Transfer Awards Global. I also co-founded PayJustNow, a South African Buy-Now-Pay-Later fintech that grew to more than 3 million registered customers, over 3,500 merchants and more than R12 billion in processed sales before its strategic sale to HomeChoice/Weaver Fintech. At the heart of my work is a commitment to advancing connectivity, financial inclusion and sustainable commercial growth across Africa and the Middle East. Alongside my consulting and advisory work, I remain open to the right permanent CEO, COO or senior executive leadership opportunity within telecommunications, fintech, SaaS or enterprise technology.
Homestead Consulting is a strategy and advisory firm specialising in telecommunications, mobile money, mobile financial services and fintech across Africa and the Middle East. Key areas of focus: • Advising telecommunications and fintech organisations on commercial strategy, market entry, revenue growth and regional expansion. • Helping multinational companies identify and engage appropriate solution providers and strategic partners. • Creating introductions and opening commercial opportunities across complex, high-growth African and Middle Eastern markets. • Structuring strategic partnerships that deliver sustainable, long-term value for all parties. • Supporting business development, solution implementation and go-to-market initiatives. • Leveraging almost 20 years of African telecommunications experience and an extensive senior industry network. • Drawing on experience delivering programmes that increased operator revenue by up to 36% and leading internationally recognised mobile-money implementations. Alongside my consulting and advisory work, I remain open to the right permanent CEO, COO or senior executive leadership opportunity within telecommunications, fintech, SaaS or enterprise technology.
• Led strategic direction, growth, and operational transformation of an international telecoms and SaaS solutions business operating across Africa and the Middle East. • Held full P&L ownership responsibility. • Led expansion initiatives across MTN and Axian Group operations. • Drove commercial growth initiatives projected to significantly increase revenue, profitability, and client expansion. • Introduced KPI frameworks, governance structures, and operational performance improvements. • Led strategic partnerships with telecoms and enterprise technology providers. • Played a key leadership role in fintech diversification and strategic scaling initiatives.
• Managed enterprise projects, implementations, operational support, and strategic client engagements across Africa and the Middle East. • Led enterprise telecoms and fintech solution delivery for international telecoms operators. • Managed business development support, RFIs, RFPs, and strategic account growth initiatives. • Negotiated support agreements and managed enterprise client relationships at executive level. • Led operational transformation initiatives including SDLC implementation, QA structures, and process optimisation. • Played a key operational leadership role in the establishment and scaling of PayJustNow.
Director and investor of startup in the pre-launch phase.
• Co-founded and helped scale one of South Africa’s leading Buy-Now-Pay-Later fintech businesses. • Assisted with strategic planning, product conceptualisation, operational setup, and scaling initiatives. • Participated in investor discussions, acquisition strategy, and commercial growth initiatives. • Contributed to scaling the business to: 3+ million customers 3,500+ merchants R12+ billion in processed sales
• Managed enterprise telecoms projects, vendor engagements, implementation oversight, and operational delivery initiatives. • Managed budgeting, forecasting, risk mitigation, and stakeholder engagement. • Delivered projects including NEMO, AICES, CSS, CSMS, and LCR initiatives.