Gerhard Esterhuizen

Gerhard Esterhuizen is a seasoned engineering leader with extensive experience in technology management. Currently serving as SVP Engineering - Platform at Rippling since January 2024, Gerhard has previously held key positions at Rescale, including SVP Engineering and VP Engineering, from January 2020 to January 2024. Roles at Segment ranged from Senior Director Of Engineering to Director Of Engineering and Engineering Manager between July 2017 and January 2020. Prior experience includes Engineering Manager at Cloudflare, Inc., Founder and CEO of Yila Consulting, Engineering Manager at VASTech, Chief Engineer at Kuza Mobile, Senior Architect at MWeb, Business Analyst at Vodacom, and Product Architect at Stone Three Signal Processing. Gerhard holds multiple degrees, including an MSc. Eng. in Electronic Engineering from Stellenbosch University and a diploma in Business Analysis from the Faculty Training Institute, complemented by executive education at MIT Sloan.