Adriaan van Heerden

Adriaan Van Heerden has extensive work experience in the technology and software engineering field. Adriaan currently holds the position of Vice President of Software Engineering at illumin (AcuityAds Inc.), starting in November 2022. Prior to this, they served as the Vice President and CIO - Africa at American Tower from July 2021 to October 2022. Adriaan also held the role of Project Director IT, EMEA at American Tower from July 2018 to June 2021, where they were responsible for various tasks, including overseeing technology support for merger and acquisition activities and driving digital initiatives.

Before joining American Tower, Adriaan worked at Absa Group as the Chief Architect and Head of Software Engineering from June 2016 to June 2018. In this role, they were responsible for designing and driving the strategic technology landscape to support the business strategy of Retail, Business Bank, and Africa Operations. Adriaan also played a crucial role in implementing innovative initiatives and leveraging new technology trends within the organization.

Adriaan's previous experience includes roles at Standard Bank Group, where they served as Executive, Regional Head, CIB Technology, West Africa, for a brief period from January 2016 to May 2016, and later as an IT Manager from October 2011 to July 2014. Adriaan also worked at ITQ Business Solutions (pty) Ltd as a Delivery Manager from March 2007 to September 2011, and they held the position of Software Engineering Lead at GISCOE (Pty) Ltd (Your Spatial Partner) from March 2006 to February 2007.

Adriaan began their career as a Software Engineer at ITQ Business Solutions (pty) Ltd from February 2005 to February 2006 and later worked as a Software Engineer at Intrinsyc Solutions from October 2002 to January 2005.

Throughout their career, Adriaan has brought notable achievements and successfully led various technology-related projects, demonstrating their expertise and leadership in the field of software engineering.

Adriaan Van Heerden obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Business Information Systems from the University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika in the years 2012 to 2015. In 2020, they completed the Six Sigma Green Belt Theory Examination from 2KO Africa CC. In 2014, they participated in the Barclays Excellence Leadership Program at Duke University, focusing on leadership. Additionally, in 2000, they earned a Diploma in Computer Programming Honors from CTI Education Group. Adriaan Van Heerden also holds several certifications, including Verified International Academic Qualifications from the World Education Services, Accelerated Leadership Development Program from INSEAD, Certified LeSS® Practitioner from The LeSS Company, and AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner from Amazon Web Services (AWS).