Douw Van der Walt

Energizer
DISC Type : I

CFO at MA Money

Greater Sydney Area, Australia

Overview

Douw van der Walt is a finance executive with over 25 years of international experience, currently serving as the CFO at MA Money. His expertise lies in the non-bank lending sector, covering strategy, finance, and operations across Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. He holds a Bachelor of Accounting and is a registered Chartered Accountant.



He played a lead role in executing the March 2021 ASX IPO for Pepper Money.

Personality Overview

Big Picture Person

Imaginative

Enthusiastic

They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.  They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections.

Topics They Care About

Non-bank Lending
His career is centered around the non-bank lending sector, with leadership roles at specialists like MA Money and Pepper Money.
Business Scaling & IPOs
He has extensive experience scaling businesses, from launching the new lending arm of MA Money to playing a key role in the Pepper Money ASX IPO.
Financial Strategy
As a CFO, he focuses on pricing strategy, capital management, and providing commercial and financial decision support to executive teams.

Media Appearances

Douw has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2022
CFO at MA Money
4-2019 - 9-2022
Head of Planning, Pricing & Performance, ANZ at Pepper Money ANZ
9-2017 - 4-2019
Head of Business Finance, Mortgages & Personal Loans at Pepper Money ANZ
7-2013 - 9-2017
Head of Finance, ANZ Controllership at Pepper Money ANZ
9-2011 - 7-2013
Group Financial Controller at Yellow Brick Road

Education

CA from Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
Education details unavailable from Australian Institute of Company Directors

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Exp : 18 Location : Greater Sydney Area, Australia Job Level : Leadership Designation : CFO at MA Money
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Insights For Selling To Douw

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be friendly and entertaining in your conversation
  • Talk anecdotally about the customer experience that your product offers
  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Avoid cutting into their flow

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Douw is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Douw

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Douw move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Douw take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Douw

Personality Compatibility


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