Deon van Heerden, chief operating officer at ViaMedia, is another new member of the WASPA management committee. He is an accomplished entrepreneur and technology professional with more than 17 years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies in a number of countries.
Deon van Heerden is an accomplished Entrepreneur, IT & Telecoms Professional and Management Consultant with more than 17 years experience working with Fortune 500 companies in a number of countries. The first part of Deon's career was spent as an IT Manager and Management Consultant working for Sanlam, Accenture (both in South Africa and the United Kingdom) and a niche strategy consulting firm in London. During this time, Deon also briefly worked as an Equity Analyst for one of the largest Asset Managers in South Africa in their Technology, Media and Telecoms Team.
Deon's involvement in the Mobile VAS industry started in 2000 when he was involve in the start-up of Clickatell. He joined Clickatell on a permanent basis in 2005 and was responsible for establishing the Clickatell UK local presence. During his time with Clickatell in London, Deon was intimately involved with PhonePayPlus and PayForIt as a registered member. Deon later returned to South Africa to take up the Country Manager role and progressed to Executive Vice President - World-wide Sales & Operations before he resigned in 2010.
Deon is currently the Chief Operating Officer for Viamedia (Pty) Limited.
Deon van Heerden is an accomplished Entrepreneur, IT & Telecoms Professional and Management Consultant with more than 17 years experience working with Fortune 500 companies in a number of countries. The first part of Deon's career was spent as an IT Manager and Management Consultant working for Sanlam, Accenture (both in South Africa and the United Kingdom) and a niche strategy consulting firm in London. During this time, Deon also briefly worked as an Equity Analyst for one of the largest Asset Managers in South Africa in their Technology, Media and Telecoms Team.
Deon's involvement in the Mobile VAS industry started in 2000 when he was involve in the start-up of Clickatell. He joined Clickatell on a permanent basis in 2005 and was responsible for establishing the Clickatell UK local presence. During his time with Clickatell in London, Deon was intimately involved with PhonePayPlus and PayForIt as a registered member. Deon later returned to South Africa to take up the Country Manager role and progressed to Executive Vice President - World-wide Sales & Operations before he resigned in 2010.
Deon is currently the Chief Operating Officer for Viamedia (Pty) Limited.
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