Associate Professor of Technology and Operations Management (TOM)

Previously, he led the Smart Industries (ICT and Advanced Manufacturing) unit at The Innovation Hub, the innovation agency of the Gauteng Provincial Government. He has extensive international experience in various leadership, operational, R&D, academic and consulting roles, including at blue chip firms such as IBM U.S., Econet Group, and Agilent Technologies. His TOM-related industry experience includes managing a key offering for IBM’s global developer ecosystem and being part of the design and deployment team for an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for a large mining conglomerate.

His research interests include operations in high-tech startups; digitalisation, digital disruption and digital transformation in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR); business model innovation; cyber-physical systems; innovation policy and management; and ICT policy and management.

He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) (Honours) in Electronic & Electrical Engineering from Manchester University, England; a Master of Science (MSc) (Distinction) in Communications Technology & Policy and a PhD in Electronic & Electrical Engineering, both from Strathclyde University, Scotland; and an MBA from The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, USA, where he was a Keller Scholar.