Job Title: group chief technology officer
Company: Takealot group
Clive Charlton is the group chief technology officer at Takealot Group. He has held this role since February 2026. Before this, Clive served as the director and head of AWS for Africa at NTT DATA.He previously served as the chief executive officer at African Rainbow Capital Cloud. Earlier in his career, he spent five years in various senior technical roles at Amazon Web Services.
Clive completed the CORe Credential of Readiness at Harvard Business School Online. He also earned his Oracle Enterprise Architect certification in 2012.
Work:
2026 – Present: group chief technology officer, Takealot Group
2024 – 2026: director: head of AWS (Africa), NTT DATA
2022 – 2024: chief executive officer, African Rainbow Capital Cloud
2022 – 2022: head of solution architecture (Middle East & Africa), Amazon Web Services
2020 – 2022: aerospace tech lead (Middle East & Africa), Amazon Web Services
2019 – 2022: head of solution architecture (Sub-Saharan Africa), Amazon Web Services
2018 – 2019: solutions architect team lead (Sub-Saharan Africa), Amazon Web Services
2017 – 2018: solutions architect, Amazon Web Services
2010 – 2017: enterprise architect, Old Mutual
2009 – 2010: WebSphere portal developer, BNP Paribas Fortis
2008 – 2009: Websphere specialist, ING Bank
2007 – 2008: solutions architect, American Express
2003 – 2007: technical design authority, BT Global Services
2001 – 2003: developer, Interface Marketing
Education:
2022: CORe Credential of Readiness, Harvard Business School Online
2012: Oracle Enterprise Architect certification, Oracle
1988: matric, Michaelhouse
About company: Takealot Group is South Africa’s leading e-commerce retailer. It operates online shopping, marketplace and delivery platforms.
