Pete Janse Van Vuuren
at University of Stellenbosch Business School
Professor at Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Biography
University of Stellenbosch Business School
An experienced and highly motivated executive level management professional with diverse technical proficiencies and wide-ranging business/ financial and academic competencies. Retaining high-level knowledge of IT principles and practices, along with impressive academic achievements, Pete is committed to driving solutions, developing and implementing strategy, innovation and sustainability. His broad set of key proficiencies and specialisations include: Operational Integration and Performance | Define and Implement Vision, Mission, Strategy and Culture | Develop and Implement Efficiency Models and Business Value Creation | Overall Operational Integration and Performance | Stakeholder Management | Product, Marketing and Communication Development | Executive Leadership Alignment | Business Analysis and Development | Management Consulting | Process Improvement. This visionary, driven leader presents excellent training and mentoring talents whilst improving business effectiveness by inspiring, leading, and coaching employees. With a keen interest in new technologies, innovations and forward-thinking ability, Pete’s success lies in his perceptive decision-making intelligence, a keen eye for business opportunities and ability to define new strategies and delivering on objectives. In seeking a fresh challenge and in offering his wealth of expertise, Pete expresses his desire to contribute his innovative business acumen to a Technology related business seeking such proficiency. Confident, inspiring and energetic, Pete participates in a string of extracurricular activities, including fly-fishing, boating, karate, golf and tennis. He has a passion for life, the academics and his family
Professor Pete Janse Van Vuuren is an experienced and highly motivated executive level management professional with diverse technical proficiencies and wide-ranging business, financial and academic competencies. He has a total of 30 years’ experience with a key focus on the IT industry. With a wealth of experience across technical, financial and academic verticals, he boasts 25 years’ experience in general and senior management positions.
Pete set up and ran three IT-related businesses, and is currently the CEO of The Thinking Cap with his key engagements being: Research Fellow – Wits School for Electrical and Software Engineering, Faculty Member and Visiting Professor (Wits Business School, UCT Graduate School of Business, US Business School and UFS Business School) Adjunct Professor – CPUT Faculty Member – Duke University Director – Wits JCSE Director and Co-Founder – CIO Council of South Africa.
This driven leader presents excellent training and mentoring talents whilst improving business effectiveness by inspiring, leading, and coaching employees.
Pete has both theoretical and practical expertise, having set up three IT-related businesses. Currently he is the CEO of The Thinking Cap with his key engagements being the Research Fellow at the Wits School for Electrical and Software Engineering, Faculty Member and Visiting Professor (Wits Business School, UCT Graduate School of Business, US Business School and UFS Business School) Adjunct Professor – CPUT Faculty Member – Duke University Director – Wits JCSE Director and Co-Founder – CIO Council of South Africa.
Not only is Pete richly experienced in his industry, but he also creates excitement in the field and is outspoken in how important business systems analysis is to the success of a business.
He advocates that a good Chief Information Officer (CIO) is not afraid of disrupting the business model and that a company should rethink their business structure in the direction of taking advantages of technological processes. Pete offers crucial knowledge on how to correctly implement systems which can shape a company to generate revenue.
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