E-commerce contributors

Amanda Reekie is founding director of ovatoyou and imagineNATION Alliance, and has spent the large majority of her 31-year career in retail and working with retailers. The ovatoyou research platform has a panel of 23,000+ respondents in SA and more in Africa.

Andrew Dawson is the Managing Director of MACmobile..

Bennet Otoo is the PR & Communications Manager and Jumia Ghana..

Bertina Engelbrecht has been chief executive officer at Clicks Group since January 2022. She joined the group as group human resources director in March 2006 and her responsibilities expanded in December 2020 to include strategic stakeholder engagement.

Brendon Williamson is the Managing Director at PayFast and PayGate. A veteran of the payments and e-commerce industry, Williamson has over 20 years' experience in sales, marketing, and online fraud management - with a background in online gaming and e-commerce transaction management.

Christele Chokossa joined Euromonitor as a research associate in July 2016. She is currently a consultant and focuses on Western European and African channels' distribution and digital consumer services.

Craig is the strategy director at Rogerwilco. His most recent career history, which spans more than 15 years, is dominated by digital - before that he worked in logistics..

Dan Thornton, CEO and co-founder of GoldPhish Cyber Security Training, is a former Royal Marine Commandos Officer. During his seven years of service, he was deployed all over the world including multiple operational deployments leading teams in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Danette Breitenbach is a marketing & media editor at Bizcommunity.com. Previously she freelanced in the marketing and media sector, including for Bizcommunity.

David Meintjes is the Chief Executive Officer at Telviva. David is a qualified Chartered Accountant who holds a Masters degree in Business Management from the University of Johannesburg.

Freelancer specialising in games and entertainment | My first loves are writing, music and video games.

Group Editor: Retail and Lifestyle.

Frederik Zietsman is CEO of Takealot.com, having been with the company since 2015. Working his way up from a Profitability Analyst, he took on the role of Head of Marketplace (the company's online platform that supports SMEs and provides a direct-to-consumer way to market and sell products), followed by growing his portfolio as Head of Retail and Marketplace. He moved into the CEO role in March 2021, driving the business alongside Takealot Group CEO Mamongae Mahlare..

Ged Nooy, general manager of Field Force, a division of Provantage, has worked in the South African and international consumer goods industries for almost two decades..

Lapping joined the +OneX team in May 2021 after the company he founded in 2012, DataCore Media, was acquired by +OneX, a new-age solutions and systems integrator. He manages the digital media and marketing team within +OneX.

Greg Bailie is the Head of Growth & Innovation at the Influencer Division of Nfinity Media..

Bizcommunity Editor: Automotive, Entrepreneurship, Education.

Director for sub-Saharan Africa at CM.com.

Johan is a digital marketing transformation specialist helping brands on their transformation towards digital marketing maturity..

Karabo Ledwaba is a Marketing and Media Editor at Bizcommunity and award-winning journalist. Before joining the publication she worked at Sowetan as a content producer and reporter.

Karen Nadasen is the CEO of PayU South Africa and the Chair of the Ecommerce Forum of South Africa..

Katja is the Finance, Property and Healthcare Editor at Bizcommunity..

Kirsty Bisset is managing director of HaveYouHeard's Durban agency, and actively involved in growing the group's business locally and internationally..

Managing editor and retail editor at Bizcommunity.com. Cape Town apologist.

Lindsey is the editor for ICT, Construction&Engineering and Energy&Mining at Bizcommunity.

Michael Hanly is the Managing Director of New Leaf Technologies. Michael has been in the e-learning industry for almost 10 years and has overseen many projects in the corporate training space, working on a multitude of well-known brands such as Bidvest, Nando's, Allan Gray, Nissan, and the Emirates National Oil Company..

Mike Smollan is Chief Growth and Innovation Officer at Smollan..

Nick Durrant is MD at Bluegrass Digital, a digital production agency. We work with marketing teams and creative agencies around the world delivering digital platforms.

Production and Content Assistant at Bizcommunity.

CEO Nfinity Influencer and founder of the SALT, (a Nfinity Media company) a micro influencer marketing platform..

Editor at Bizcommunity..

Toby Shapshak is publishing editor of Stuff magazine. Email Toby at az.oc.aidemnevam@ybot or follow him on Twitter at @shapshak..

Vanessa Schonborn serves as the Executive Head for Transport, Logistics & Industries at Vodacom Business, overseeing a diverse portfolio that interconnects various sectors within the supply chains of both South African and African markets..

Head of Analytics, Insights and Research at FNB Business.

Zuko Mdwaba is Area Vice President at Salesforce South Africa..