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Christo Van Wyk

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Chief of Staff to CEO (Operations & Strategy)
Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia

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  • Foodics
    Chief of Staff to CEO (Operations & Strategy)
    Foodics
    Sep 2024 - Current (2 years 2 months)
    Supporting the CEO on cross-functional strategy execution, performance management, and Board (& Special Committee) matters. Partner to executive leaders across departments to drive top- and bottom-line excellence. Driving PMO, OKRs, and company-wide transformation efforts, and supporting M&A.
  • Foodics
    Commercial Vice President
    Foodics
    Apr 2023 - Sep 2024 (1 year 6 months)
    Directed commercial and growth strategy across SaaS and Payments. Led marketing, revenue enablement, GTM for 6+ product lines, and budgeting and forecasting. Oversaw digital transformation, pricing, customer segmentation, and marketplace ecosystem expansion.
  • Jumla
    Chief Operating Officer
    Jumla
    Nov 2022 - Apr 2023 (6 months)
    Owned end-to-end operations, fulfillment, and GTM delivery for a B2B food marketplace. Drove cost optimization, improved service delivery, and scaled sales velocity during the company’s early growth phase.
  • Jumla
    Chief of Staff: Strategy & VP of People
    Jumla
    Apr 2022 - Nov 2022 (8 months)
    Managed OKRs, strategy, and investor outreach for a pre-Series A fundraise. Built scalable HR systems, drove talent acquisition, and implemented new performance and rewards frameworks.
  • Eat App
    Commercial Vice President
    Eat App
    Feb 2021 - Apr 2022 (1 year 3 months)
    Led global sales, marketing, and customer success functions. Scaled SaaS GTM across 50+ countries, Doubled ARR, and introduced a lifecycle-based commercial model. Directed digital tools, funnel strategy, and PLG adoption.
  • Seed South Capital
    Investor & Special Advisor
    Seed South Capital
    Jan 2021 - Current (5 years 10 months)
    Advising early-stage African startups and family offices. Co-built a venture fund supporting entrepreneurship, commercialization of IP, and capital access across emerging markets.
  • Meltwater
    Regional Managing Director
    Meltwater
    Jan 2017 - Jan 2021 (4 years 1 month)
    Held full P&L and regional strategy for Middle East, Africa & India. 3X ARR ($35M ARR), launched 5 markets, and part of senior leadership team spearheading Meltwater to $1.3Bn IPO listing on Euronext. Directed GTM, CS, sales ops, marketing, country expansion playbooks, & talent across the region.
  • Meltwater
    Director Customer Experience (CX)
    Meltwater
    Oct 2015 - Dec 2016 (1 year 3 months)
    Directed CX transformation for 25,000+ ($200M ARR) globally. Standardized lifecycle journeys, introduced digital self-service, and rolled out NPS and customer insight programs.
  • Meltwater Group
    Head of Customer Success
    Meltwater Group
    Jan 2013 - Sep 2015 (2 years 9 months)
    Built and led a high-performing client success function across the continent. Improved retention, increased client expansion revenue, and developed future leadership bench.

    Top achievements: 2X ARR to $5m achieving Double Digit NRR, #1 performing office in EMEA (2014), Top 3 performing office Globally (2014) & CEO HiPo Award (2015).
  • Meltwater News
    Customer Success Manager
    Meltwater News
    Jan 2010 - Jan 2013 (3 years 1 month)
    Pioneered client success methodology in Africa. Consulted on media strategy, renewals, upsells, and customer lifecycle engagement across public and private sector clients. Working towards monthly ARR, NRR, and NPS targets.
  • Meltwater Group
    Sales Consultant
    Meltwater Group
    Jan 2009 - Jan 2010 (1 year 1 month)
    Founding member launching Meltwater’s B2B SaaS offering in Africa. Promoted to team lead within six months. Closed SME & enterprise accounts in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria.
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  • Nas Academy
    Courses, Crypto, NFT, Blockchain & DAOs
    Nas Academy
    Jan 2022 - Apr 2022 (4 months)
    Blockchain, NFT and DAO masterclasses.
  • Saïd Business School University of Oxford
    Diploma in Global Business, Business Administration & Management, General, Master Level, Global Business
    Saïd Business School University of Oxford
    Jan 2019 - Dec 2020 (2 years)
    Global Market & Non-Market Strategy, Risk and Reputation, Corporate Diplomacy in a Global Context and Business Challenges in Emerging Markets.
  • GetSmarter
    Digital Marketing, Business/Commerce, General
    GetSmarter
    Jan 2011 - Dec 2011 (1 year)
    Digital Marketing, website design, web analytics SEO, SEM, PPC, Online advertising, social media, web PR, email marketing, web marketing and online copywriting.
  • Stellenbosch University
    BComm Hons, Business Managment
    Stellenbosch University
    Jan 2004 - Dec 2008 (5 years)
    Honours Degree in Business Management with subjects in Marketing, Quantitative Research, Statistics, Economics, and Finance.
  • Hoërskool Paarl Gimnasium
    Secondary School
    Hoërskool Paarl Gimnasium
    Jan 1999 - Dec 2003 (5 years)
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