Desmé van der Walt

Desmé Van Der Walt has extensive work experience in the financial industry. From 2006 to the present, they worked at Nedbank, where they held various roles. As the Head of Transactional Services Client Profitability, they developed strategies to enhance profitability analysis and implemented targeted initiatives. DESMÉ also formulated comprehensive cost allocation strategies and addressed significant cost elements. Before that, as the Head of Finance, Desmé oversaw financial operations for self-service banking and cash operations. DESMÉ managed a budget of approximately ZAR2B and prepared monthly management reports, led budgeting processes, and conducted cost and volume analysis. Prior to these roles, they worked as a Senior Financial Officer at Nedbank.

Desmé's work experience at Discovery Limited, from 2004 to 2006, involved being an Integration Manager.

Desmé Van der Walt holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Management from the University of Southern Queensland, which was completed in 2013. DESMÉ also obtained a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree with a focus in Management Accounting from Stellenbosch University in 1990. Additionally, Desmé has a Post Graduate Diploma in Labour Law from the University of the Witwatersrand, completed in 2015, and a Certificate in IT Project Management from the University of Johannesburg, completed in 2003.

Desmé has also obtained several certifications, including Employee Experience, Learning Power BI Desktop, Design Thinking: Customer Experience, Increasing Collaboration on Your Team, Foundations of Decentralized Finance (DeFi), The Three Pillars of Effective Communication, and various others, from LinkedIn. These certifications were obtained between 2020 and 2023.