Madelien D.

Madelien D. has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Madelien currently holds the position of Head of Finance at Skynamo, a field sales app company, since January 2023. Prior to this role, they served as the Project Management Office (PMO) Manager at Skynamo from January 2021 to January 2023. Before joining Skynamo, Madelien was the SDR Manager for SA, UK, and US Markets at the company from April 2020 to January 2021.

From November 2017 to April 2020, Madelien worked as a Director and Senior Management member at a venture capital company focused on investing in start-ups in South Africa and Botswana. The company mainly focused on bringing innovative technology to developing markets, specifically in engineering, food production, and medical devices.

Before their venture capital role, Madelien worked at Augustine Medical (3M) SA as the Operational & Finance Manager from August 2016 to October 2017. The company was a medium-sized medical product import and distribution company with international shareholders. In this role, they were responsible for various tasks, including procurement management, sales team management, management reporting, sales strategies, government tenders administration, contract negotiation, and import/export.

Madelien also has experience as a Financial Advisor: Risk and Investments at PPS from October 2015 to July 2016. Madelien provided high-level financial advice to professionals, managing individual portfolios as well as group benefits, medical aid, and retirement planning.

Prior to that, Madelien worked as a Management & Business Consultant at DWD Drilling, specializing in international consulting from May 2015 to September 2015. Madelien also served as a Business Change Manager Consultant on a contractual basis from August 2014 to April 2015.

Madelien's earlier experience includes working as an Executive Officer at A1 Fisheries, a large FMCG and food manufacturing company, from January 2009 to July 2012. Madelien was responsible for overseeing multiple departments, such as administration, finance, IT, procurement, marketing, operations, and HR. Before that, they served as an Admin/General Manager and Management Accountant at A1 Fisheries from July 2006 to December 2008, where they handled financial management functions and general accounting tasks.

Overall, Madelien D. has extensive experience in finance, project management, sales, venture capital, and consulting, with a strong track record of leadership and strategic decision-making.

Madelien D. has a diverse education history spanning several years. Madelien first attended Rob Ferreira High School from 1997 to 2000. After completing high school, they pursued a Certificate in Entrepreneurial Studies from North-West University/Noordwes-Universiteit, which they completed in the same time frame of 1997 to 2000. Madelien then enrolled in University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria from 2002 to 2005, where they obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting. Continuing their academic journey, they joined Salisbury University - Perdue School of Business in 2013 as an exchange student, focusing on Organizational Leadership. In the same year, Madelien also attended Stellenbosch Business School and completed a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), specializing in Strategy, Leadership, Operations Management, Marketing, and Management Accounting.