Grant Shippey

Grant describes himself as a technophilic, tie-averted, professional loudmouth. Having studied extensively at Wits University in Johannesburg, Grant embarked on a career in asset management and was on team that launched fund of fund unit trusts into the South African market. After successfully starting up their Cape Town operations, Grant and a couple of mates from Business School tackled this thing called the Internet.

After numerous mergers, buyouts and more buyouts Grant is now the controlling shareholder and ceo of the professional digital solutions stable, Amorphous New Media. Slaving over a hot wok, cleaver in hand, is where the most of the digital strategies for the country's leading corporations are born, diced and steamed to perfection.

Grant also serves on the e-commerce committee of the Direct Marketing Association and is determined on making a dent in the universe.

He has spoken at numerous events (Marcus Evans and Johnnic) and can talk on topics such as Branding and marketing on line, ecommerce front ends, loyalty on line, trust, privacy issues etc, etc.

His clients are: KPMG, Nedcor, Netbank, Perm, Cinema Nuveau, Everite, ABSA, Comair, Ernst & Young.