Johan Hanekom

Johan is the Chief Executive Officer of Askari Ventures. He held Executive positions at Amazon, Liberty Global, Enel, and Hanbro.

He is an expert on strategy, innovation, and growth, emphasising corporate entrepreneurship. A proven business leader in building successful startups and accelerating the growth of well-established businesses in highly competitive international markets.

His background blends consulting, management and business development across private and public companies.

Johan studied Political Economy at Kellogg College, Oxford University and is a columnist for Forbes, Entrepreneur and HuffPost. He is the author of Garage Thinking.