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Jaco joined hipages in November 2022 as the Chief Financial and Operations Officer (CFOO), bringing over 20 years of senior finance and executive experience across Australia, South Africa, USA and the UK .

Jaco was most recently the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Open Colleges Australia where he was instrumental in the successful sale of the business to Australian private equity owners.

Prior to this, Jaco spent 10 years at the highly successful South African e-commerce platform and online marketplace, bidorbuy, leading the business for 8 years as Chief Executive Officer and Group Chief Financial Officer, and serving as an Executive Director. Under his leadership, bidorbuy delivered revenue growth of over 250% and became one of the most recognised online brands in South Africa.

Commencing his career in audit at Deloitte in South Africa and the USA, Jaco has a wealth of experience in e-commerce, online marketplaces, payment aggregators, delivering operational efficiencies, financial and strategic planning and driving sustainable growth .

Jaco holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Accounting from the University of Johannesburg, is a CFA charterholder and Chartered Accountant CA (SA).