Andrew has always had a passion for innovation, strategy and entrepreneurship. He obtained a Bcom in Management Accounting and Information Systems at Wits University . He then went onto a financial career across a number of different industries including banking at FNB and security at ADT. During this part of his career Andrew was also studying part time and obtained both a Chartered Management Accounting qualification (CIMA) and an MBA at GIBS. Andrew moved into more strategic management roles over the past few years and lead the new product development team at ADT before going on the run ADT’s coastal branches as a general manger. Andrew has extensive business, managerial and financial experience behind him and published his thesis on contrasting partnerships within the low income and traditional markets, where he conducted in-depth research on accessing innovative markets.