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Axara TechnologiesStrategic Consultant
Jul. 2025 - Feb. 2026RemoteHolding company managing an ecosystem of fintech, software development, and digital transformation companies. Provide strategic advisory to executive leadership on legal strategy, business development, and cross-portfolio operations. Lead all legal functions across portfolio: IP strategy and licensing agreements, commercial contracts, partnership agreements, cross-border compliance frameworks, corporate governance documentation, and regulatory filings. Advise on business development strategy and execute partnership initiatives across portfolio companies. Create investor and client materials including product decks, pitch presentations, and business documentation. Designed and implemented international corporate structure: coordinated multi-jurisdictional setup across Seychelles, Mauritius, and South Africa for tax-efficient IP holding and operational separation.
Dijiti SolutionsChief Operating Officer
Oct. 2024Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa (Remote)Lead business operations, strategy, legal, business development, and remote team culture for a distributed team building B2B AI-first applications. Built complete operational infrastructure from zero: project management systems, CRM, financial tracking, documentation, CI/CD pipelines analysis and rollout, compliance frameworks, SOPs, and performance metrics across every function — then drove adoption across the entire organization. Lead commercial strategy at board level: strategic direction, market research, competitive analysis, go-to-market strategy, business development through network, client relationship management, contract negotiation, financial oversight, and investor/partner deck creation. Handle all in-house legal functions: commercial agreements, IP strategy, SLAs, NDAs, software development contracts, employment contracts, HR compliance — eliminating external legal costs and accelerating deal velocity. Promoted to Director and Major Shareholder, October 2025.
Generations Education Pty LtdBusiness & Entrepreneurship Lead
Jun. 2020 - Sep. 2025HermanusBusiness Studies expert and business incubator lead, driving business education and supporting entrepreneurship and job skills creation while maintaining consulting engagements with technology ventures (SFT Holdings, Dijiti, Axara).
Full Moon Solutions LtdDirector & Chief Operating Officer
Jan. 2019 - Jul. 2020Mauritius and South AfricaCo-founded and operated Mauritius-based company to implement MarbleTech wealth management software platform for the Mauritian market. Built international operations from the ground up, managing legal, operations, and technical implementation.
Established complete operational infrastructure in Mauritius: company formation, regulatory compliance, client contracts, operational workflows, and team coordination across jurisdictions.
Led client negotiations and implementations: engaged with brokerages and financial institutions, negotiated MOUs and joint ventures, managed complex stakeholder relationships including Mauritian Stock Exchange discussions.
Managed technical operations: IP transfer to Mauritian entity, data migration, software implementation, and ongoing system support for institutional clients. Handled all legal and compliance matters across borders.
MarbleTech (Pty LtdOperations & Legal Consultant
Mar. 2018 - Jan. 2020South AfricaWealth management and reporting platform for the financial services sector. Full-time consultant providing integrated legal, operational, and strategic advisory services.
Represented company in major enterprise deal with one of South Africa’s largest publicly listed financial services groups: led all commercial negotiations, drafted and negotiated comprehensive agreement suite including NDAs, MOUs, SLAs, and MSAs.
Designed and executed international expansion strategy: developed business case for Mauritius operations, structured IP transfer, established outsourcing operations, and coordinated cross-border implementation.
Led client acquisition and relationship management: pitched to major financial institutions, negotiated SLAs with large South African corporates, managed stakeholder engagement with brokerages.
SFT Holdings (Pty) LtdDirector
Jan. 2014South AfricaManaged holding company focused on technology venture ideation and project development — identified viable opportunities and operationalized them through separate entities.
Private Legal PracticeAttorney & Partner
Jan. 2010 - Dec. 2016South Africa General legal practice with focus on commercial law, contract negotiation, and corporate matters. Admitted as Attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 2011.
Martin Hood and Associates (2010–2013): Earned Attorney status with High Court appearance rights; independently managed complex matters including High Court Reviews, PAJA and PAIA applications, commercial, corporate, and employment litigation.
Private Practice & Partnership (2013–2016): Established commercial practice specializing in contract law, startup structuring, and business formation; partnered with conveyancer (Nkosi, Rogers Scriven Attorneys). Began focusing on technology sector needs — foundation for transition into operational leadership.
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