Sahann Van Der Vyver

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Job Title: chief information officer

Company: Two Mountains

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Sahann Van Der Vyver is the chief information officer at Two Mountains, a role he has held since October 2025.

Before taking on this position, Sahann served as head of premium collection, client retention and data management for Two Mountains. Prior to this, he served as head of data for Mobalyz.

He previously served as head of business optimisation and MI at SA Taxi. He also spent over seven years at MiWay Insurance Limited, where he held the positions of operational business intelligence manager, MIS manager and senior BI developer.

Earlier in his career, he held data and developer positions at Direct Transact and Altech Netstar.

Sahann holds a bachelor of technology from the South African Theological Seminary.

Work:

2025 – Present: executive: information and technology, Two Mountains
2025 – 2025: head of premium collection, client retention and data management, Two Mountains
2024 – 2025: head of data, Mobalyz
2023 – 2024: head of business optimisation and MI, SA Taxi
2021 – 2023: operational business intelligence manager, MiWay Insurance Limited
2017 – 2021: MIS manager, MiWay Insurance Limited
2015 – 2017: senior BI developer, MiWay Insurance Limited
2013 – 2015: SQL server developer, Directtransact
2011 – 2013: BI developer, Altech Netstar

Education:

2026: Bachelor of technology, South African Theological Seminary
2003: Data modelling/warehousing and database administration, Uitsig High School

About company: Two Mountains is a South African financial and funeral services company that provides comprehensive burial services, funeral cover, and related micro-insurance policies operating across Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Eastern Cape.

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