About Entersekt.

As CEO, Schalk has presided over a decade of extraordinary growth at Entersekt. His passion for entrepreneurship and his relationships in key industries have aided us on our path from fintech start-up to market leader. His energy, instinct and keen focus on the fundamentals leave no room for half measures.

Richard approaches digital technology foremost as an enabler, a means of transforming the lives of users for the better. A former CTO of Fundamo, CIO of Direct Axis, and IT Director at Virgin Active Africa, he is regarded in the fintech and retail industries as a keen strategic thinker, practical problem-solver and empowering leader. With Richard onboard, our customers and their end-users are in excellent hands.

Christian’s experience building high-performance technical and business teams and launching award-winning payments and authentication solutions puts him in good stead to steer Entersekt’s product strategy and roadmap. He previously served as Entersekt’s Canada country manager.

A perfect match for Entersekt, Rita excels at building strong, lasting relationships based on trust. Having managed an HR organization at a similarly fast-growing IT multinational, she has valuable experience managing change and fostering a shared culture. Before joining us, Rita worked at First National Bank and Clickatell.

Jeanne works closely with Entersekt’s products and business development teams to set our global marketing strategy, define a plan of action, and oversee its implementation. Prior to joining us, she headed corporate communications at S1 Corporation with oversight of marketing, training, and technical documentation.

Ronald Mayer oversees our bottom line, contributing extensive experience in financial planning and analysis. That’s a tall order in a company growing so quickly, but he manages it with aplomb. Prior to joining us, he worked in lending at Rand Merchant Bank and at EY as a chartered accountant and business consultant.

Pattison has over 20 years’ experience in telecommunications and IT, and has worked at a number of major corporations, including Microsoft, Ericsson, and Motorola. He’s responsible for maintaining and expanding Entersekt’s presence in Africa, as well as breaking into new geographic markets.

Dewald co-founded Entersekt in 2008. He’s responsible for defining our commercial strategy and ensuring that everyone works together to achieve our goals. Having been involved in several projects further afield than Entersekt, including the A-Darter missile program for Denel Dynamics, his technical ability is as impressive as his solid business acumen.

Gerhard provides the organizational and operations heft to turn vision into reality. His role at Entersekt represents the CTO function in its purest and most exciting form. Our purpose is, after all, to design and build high-performance, market-leading software and support systems for an international customer base with extremely high expectations.

Sherif manages Entersekt’s North American business, where his experience in establishing brand presence and building strategic partnerships positions us well for growth. A perfect fit at Entersekt, he has long been focused on cyber security, digital Identity, and payments innovation in fintech. One World Identity lists Sherif as one of its “Top Influencers in Identity 2019”.

Claudius manages Entersekt’s European business from our offices in the Netherlands. He’s a seasoned salesperson with two decades’ experience working in information technology at companies like Sun Microsystems and ACI Worldwide, and has been fundamental to our success in the region.