Duncan Du Plessis

Experience

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  Investec

  May 2008 - May 2011

  To grow the Cash Investments book from the acquisition and allocation of new client’s surplus cash, into applicable and appropriate products. Essentially, I was mandated to assist in self funding the Private Bank. To provide a distinctive telephonic service to Private Bank Account clients, as well as being a Private Bank Account Specialist to other areas of the bank.

  • Investment Consultant

    Mar 2009 - May 2011

  • Client Support Centre Consultant

    May 2008 - Mar 2009
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  SJ Capital Group

  Jun 2011 - Jul 2012

  Snr. Land Consultant

  Marketing and selling of strategic, offshore land investments to high net-worth clients with an appetite for portfolio diversification.

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  MWR InfoSecurity

  Jul 2012 - Aug 2013

  Account Director

  To manage and grow a portfolio of target market clients, and drive client strategy to become the primary client contact for my key clients. My clients consist of Banks, Insurance Companies, Telecommunications Companies, Medical Aids, and Level 1 merchants, particularly the Risk and IT departments of each.

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  Trustwave

  Aug 2013 - Jun 2014

  EMEA Business Development: Africa

  Trustwave helps businesses fight cybercrime, protect data and reduce security risks. With cloud and managed security services, integrated technologies and a team of consultants, ethical hackers and security researchers, Trustwave enables organizations to transform the way they manage their information security and compliance programs. More than two million businesses are enrolled in the Trustwave TrustKeeper® platform through which Trustwave delivers automated, sustainable and cost-effective data protection, risk management and threat intelligence. Trustwave is a privately held company headquartered in Chicago with customers in 96 countries. Show less

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  Telspace Systems

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2015

  Head of Business Development

  As cybercrime rises exponentially and cybercriminals find new ways to gain unlawful access into corporate infrastructures in all industries, organisations are often at a loss at what to do.New software vulnerabilities are found daily, web application attacks leave websites vulnerable and viruses become increasingly silent and stealthy.Often, the simplest things such as weak passwords and uneducated staff can be the cause of an entire company infrastructure being compromised.Telspace Systems' main aim is to make your company or organisation as unattractive to cybercriminals as possible - and keeping your sensitive financial and client data safe.This is done in a variety of ways including attack and penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, training, and keeping your company constantly safe with a month-to-month service level agreement. Show less

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  Synergy, a division of Enterprise Softworks (Pty) Ltd

  Aug 2015 - Mar 2016

  Account Manager

  Synergy has established itself as a leading Performance Management solutions company, assisting many of South Africa’s major corporations for the past 30 years with the delivery of accurate, reliable information on time. We believe that data is one of the most valuable assets of any company and we are on a mission to help them turn it in to information in such a way that they boost revenues, increase efficiencies and deliver world class service. Synergy can help you to get there too. We have worked closely with companies from a wide range of industries, assisting them to combine Business Intelligence, Financial Performance Management and Predictive Analytics technology with a vision of how information can be used to achieve business goals and create a culture for acting on insights gleaned. Show less

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  Sysnet Global Solutions

  Mar 2016 - Nov 2020

  Regional Sales Manager

  Established in 1989, Sysnet Global Solutions provides payment card industry, cyber security and compliance solutions that help businesses to improve security and acquiring organisations to reduce risk.

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  Magix Security

  Nov 2020 - Feb 2023

  Head of Sales

  Cybercriminals either target computer networks and web applications or use these to advance other criminal activities. Magix assesses and manages the cyber threat, giving you visibility of how vulnerable your business is to attack as well as providing you with proactive response, awareness training and prevention services to address attacks when they occur. We also provide governance, risk and compliance services to prevent breach of regulation.

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  Online Business Systems

  Feb 2023 - now

  Director: Business Development

  Online is a digital transformation and cybersecurity consultancy. Since 1986 we have been using technology to deliver dramatic business results for companies throughout Canada, USA and EMEA. Our capabilities across the transformation cycle enable our Clients to move confidently into their secure digital future. Today we have over 350 business, technology, and security professionals working with Clients throughout our 6 locations or virtual offices.