Mike Hodgkiss

Entrepreneurial and driven Chief Executive, with 20 years of industry-leading expertise. Started numerous companies in domestic and international marketplaces. Facilitator and builder of world-class technology management and product development teams, with a specialty in both start-up and scaled growth stages. Proven fundraising and networking skills, building fruitful partnerships with hundreds of clients and delivering multimillion-bottom-line growth in East Africa.

New Business Development, Operations Management, Country Management, General Management

• Provide visionary leadership for a $10.5 million Financial Services company offering cloud-based Platform as a Service to onboard new and existing clients.
• Board and Executive Member of Getbucks Malawi -  designed and implemented the Fintech Platform, Integrated design of third-party supplier and MNOs.
• Policy and Procedure Management , defining, communicating, training and attesting to corporate policies and procedures. 
• Designed Key strategies in Compliance management.
• Key in the development of Customer Relationship management processes and methodologies in the emerging fintech platform in Malawi. 
• Built a household brand in Malawi and the leader in Microfinance Corporate Social Responsibility in landscape.
• Expanded market share from 30% to 45% in three years, and increased profit margins by 40%.
• Built Microfinance company to be biggest payroll lender in Malawi within 6 years. Issued a directive by the Central Bank of Malawi to become prudentially regulated to a Deposit Taking Institution.
• Grew personnel from 15 to 250 and delivered revenue growth from $6 million to $10.5 million.
• Forex Expansion Compliance Strategy, engagement of MNO’s and Third-Party Vendors

Completed National High School Diploma in South Africa, completed and attended in house courses with all institutions worked