Profile

I am a seasoned entrepreneur and currently the CEO of Afrigator, a startup which I co-founded in April 2007 and later sold a stake to MIH Internet Africa – a division of Naspers Limited.

In December 2008 I was voted on as one of eleven members to the Silicon Cape Steering Committee – a not-for-profit, community owned & driven initiative that serves to attract and bring together local and foreign investors, the brightest technical talent, and the most promising entrepreneurs.

Prior to moving to Cape Town to work on Afrigator full time I was the Digital Innovation Manager of Avusa‘s (formerly Johncom) online and mobile excellence unit known as the iLab where I managed a small team of dedicated and enthusiastic Web 2.0 gurus.

In August 2007 I joined The Times newspaper as the New Media Strategist and I was heavily involved in conceptualising and implementing the web-based strategies for South Africa’s first interactive newspaper.

I also started my own web development and hosting company in October 2003 which I ran for just over three years. This is where I really learnt my trade and during this time I was heavily involved in various Web 2.0 developments which included a South African search engine, a free blogging platform as well as two Top Site directories.

I have worked in both the Media and Internet space since early 1997 with companies that include Media24, CareerJunction, True Love and FinWeek.