Wilhelm Pretorius

Chief Innovation Officer at Optimi Learning

Wilhelm Pretorius has an extensive work history, starting in 2001 as a Graduate System Test Engineer at Marconi. Wilhelm then worked as a Developer and Project Manager at Siemens Telecommunications South Africa from 2003 to 2006. Following that, they joined Standard Bank as a Project Manager from 2006 to 2008. Wilhelm then worked as a Management Consultant at KPMG Advisory from 2008 to 2010, and as a Director at Freethinking Business Consultants from 2010 to 2012. In 2012, they joined Impaq Education as the Chief Operating Officer, responsible for running current operations effectively and implementing strategic projects. In 2017, they moved to Optimi Learning as the Chief Operating Officer, and later became the Chief Innovation Officer in 2018. Wilhelm Pretorius is currently employed at Optimi Learning.

Wilhelm Pretorius completed their education with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Johannesburg from 1996 to 1999. Wilhelm then pursued further studies at the GIBS Business School (Gordon Institute of Business Science), where they obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (PDBA) specializing in Business Administration and Management from 2005 to 2006. Wilhelm continued their education at the same institution and achieved a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a focus on Management from 2006 to 2007. Additionally, Wilhelm Pretorius holds a certification in Prince 2, although there is no information available on the institution, month, or year of obtaining this certification.

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  • Chief Innovation Officer

    June, 2020 - present

  • COO

    September, 2019

  • CIO Chief Innovation Officer

    July, 2018

  • Chief Operating Officer

    January, 2017