Pieter M.

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About Pieter M.

Pieter Maritz is a Executive within the Risk and Analytics department for Truworths, a market-leading fashion apparel retailer in South Africa. Over the last 20 years Pieter has been applying his skills to solve various complex business problems through the innovative use of data and analytics. Pieter obtained his Master’s degree, Cum Laude, in Business Mathematics and Informatics specialising in data mining from the North-West University in 2004. His previous work experience includes an analytical role within the Analytics division of TransUnion, an international credit bureau operating in South Africa. Thereafter, he moved to the Credit division of Real People where he assisted in establishing this division within the Real People Group. His next role was as a founding member and General Manager of the Analytics division of XDS, another major credit bureau in South Africa. He re-joined Real People in 2012 where he served on numerous committees of strategic importance. These include the Group Executive Committee, Group Credit Approval Forum, Analytics Executive Committee, and various divisional company management boards. In his current role Pieter is managing the customer strategy for the full credit lifecycle, from acquiring new customers to eventually collecting on the bad debt for customers that default on their credit obligations. He is responsible for the credit portfolios in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Eswatini. Pieter successfully led several major strategic projects at Truworths for which he and his team received various CEO citation awards. He is particularly skilled in using statistical tools, predominantly SAS, to develop and maintain descriptive and predictive models that can assist the business in making informed decisions. He has a strong data background – having worked extensively on bureau and consumer data throughout his career. The consultative nature of his work has provided him with extensive exposure in major industries including personal finance, telecommunications, debt collection and retail.