Andy Hadfield

Current

• All stuff digital... at First National Bank of South Africa

Past

• COO at The Virtual Works
• Managing Director at gAL.co.za
• Advertising Manager and DJ at UCT Radio 104.5FM

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Education

• Red & Yellow School
• University of Cape Town
• Diocesan College

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Recommended

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Connections

389 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog
• Twitter

Andy Hadfield’s Summary

FNB - Online Strategist (responsible for digital strategy and implementation thereof for the Personal Banking segment)

The Virtual Works - COO of a Digital Consultancy (Web 2.0 / Enterprise 2.0)

gAL.co.za - Co founder and Managing Director of South Africa's first social network (before the word had even been invented).

Andy Hadfield’s Specialties:

Marketing, Strategy, Web 2.0, Enterprise 2.0, Social Media, Social Marketing, Social Networking, Niche Social Networking

Andy Hadfield’s Experience

• All stuff digital...

  First National Bank of South Africa

  (Financial Services industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)

  Digital Strategy / Marketing / Sales / Content / Web 2.0 / Social Media

• COO

  The Virtual Works

  (Internet industry)

  June 2004 — August 2008 (4 years 3 months)

  Key duties & Responsibilities: Responsible for operational efficiency and delivery across the organisation. Managing web application development (Enterprise/Web 2.0) from conceptualisation to implementation. Management of the development and user interface team.
  
  Matrix responsibility for strategically driving client accounts and hunting new business.
  
  Achievements: Launched South Africa’s first niche social network for professional designers (www.designmind.co.za). Implemented and functionally designed unique Enterprise 2.0 solution for Deloitte Southern Africa – primarily using social software methodologies to engage and measure 4000+ staff members on Deloitte strategy.
  Responsible for online strategy / hosted application environment for the PG Group. Responsible for the “benchmark” standards in innovation achieved by Toits Motor Group (reported in Brainstorm Magazine August 2006) using Web 2.0 technologies to manage sales.

• Managing Director

  gAL.co.za

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  2000 — 2004 (4 years )

• Advertising Manager and DJ

  UCT Radio 104.5FM

  (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  January 2000 — August 2001 (1 year 8 months)

  Sell advertising, manage campaigns and DJ a 3 x weekly show...

Andy Hadfield’s Education

• Red & Yellow School

  Marketing & Communications , Marketing , 2002 — 2002

• University of Cape Town

  BA Media , Media / Advertising / Film , 1999 — 2001

  DJ on UCT Radio
  Started youth site gALCape in 2nd year (www.gal.co.za)

  Activities and Societies:

  Wine Society!

• Diocesan College

  High School & High School , 1992 — 1998

Additional Information

Andy Hadfield’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog
• Twitter

Andy Hadfield’s Interests:

rugby, cricket, braai, sport, fishing, web, blogging

Andy Hadfield’s Groups:

GeekList, Prefix / MIO

•    AfricaNews
•    South African Web Experts
•    Web 2.0 SA
•    Izimvo Interviewees

Andy Hadfield’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
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