Job Title: Group chief technology officer
Company: King Price Insurance
Eugene Wessels is the group chief technology officer at King Price Insurance, a role he has held since March 2020.
Before his current role, Eugene served as partner of data analytics and general manager of data analytics for King Price Insurance.
He previously served as manager of business intelligence at the South African Revenue Service, where he was a key stakeholder and adviser in the implementation of their data warehousing, business intelligence and machine learning capabilities.
Earlier in his career, he held information technology positions at Accenture, Adapt IT Holdings and the University of Pretoria.
Eugene holds a PhD in information technology from the University of South Africa. He also holds a master's degree in informatics, a BCom honours in informatics and a BSc in information technology from the University of Pretoria.
Work:
2020 – Present: Group chief technology officer, King Price Insurance
2020 – 2023: Chief technology officer, Stangen
2020 – 2022: Chief technology officer, NEXT Forsikring A/S
2018 – 2020: Partner of data analytics, King Price Insurance
2016 – 2018: General manager of data analytics, King Price Insurance
2007 – 2016: Manager of business intelligence, South African Revenue Service
2005 – 2007: Consultant of information management, Accenture
2004 – 2005: Developer, Adapt IT Holdings
2003 – 2003: Assistant lecturer, University of Pretoria
Education:
2014: PhD in information technology, University of South Africa
2006: Master's degree in informatics, University of Pretoria
2004: BCom honours in informatics, University of Pretoria
2003: BSc in information technology, University of Pretoria
About company: King Price Insurance is an insurance provider operating across South Africa and Namibia.
