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Management Team



Chris Wilkins - CEO 



DVT (PTY) LTDChris Wilkins is a founder, CEO and business visionary at DVT. He is an independent, conceptual thinker and a great believer in the power of energy and the human spirit.
 
Chris has spent over eight years at the helm of DVT, nine years working and traveling in Europe, the UK and the Middle East, and has performed a range of roles from Software Developer to CEO within the software and related services sector.
 
Chris has over twenty years industry experience, a tertiary education, and a number of shorter courses to his name. 

Jacques Fouche - Director, Cape 



DVTJacques has extensive experience in the financial services industry. His career spans over 17 years of which the last 9 years have been in the end to end management of strategic systems/technology projects and programmes with reputable local and international financial institutions.
 
Jacques' core strength lies in his solid understanding of both business and technology and he easily crosses over between the two disciplines. 

He engages well at all levels and is particularly good at the creation of a vision, obtaining buy in for projects as well as the change journey. Jacques is a focussed, goal orientated individual with a solid project delivery track-record. He is well schooled and experienced in a variety of project methodologies, follows a systematic approach to programme & project management and has the ability to identify synergies, spot opportunities & create value for the organisation. 

Futhi Luthango - Financial Manager 



DVTFuthi started out in IT and after spending several years in a large corporate, was keen to get back into the IT industry.
 
Spending time in both small to medium and large business concerns has given him a balanced perspective on a business’s key focus areas.
 
His experience in the management of the IT company finances during high and low industry growth periods has taught him the importance of running a lean and efficient operation. Futhi holds a BCom (Hons) degree and is currently the Financial Manager at DVT. 

Jaco van der Merwe - MD, Gauteng 



DVT Jaco has more than 15 years IT experience in the field of application development and has been involved in the architecture, design and construction of various size software development projects, some of which were in the utilities, financial and insurance industries. 
 
He has managed software development teams in excess of 150 professionals. 

Jaco holds a doctor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Johannesburg and has focused his Ph.D. research on object orientation and information security. He has presented and published papers on object-oriented software development, information security and web services at local and international events. 

Jenny Bellairs - Account Manager 



DVTJenny is an IT professional with extensive experience in the IT industry. She has been employed with strategic companies in the Retail industry for the past 20 years.
 
She has extensive experience in IT management, project management, and the entire systems development lifecycle. As an Account Manager at DVT, Jenny is able to leverage the knowledge and skills she has accumulated over the years to contribute and add value in any IT or business related function.
 
Jenny holds a BA degree in Economics and Psychology as well as Honours degree in Information Systems from the University of Cape Town.