In this episode, Tumisang Ndlovu speaks to two guests. Corporate Venturing Lead in the CIB Digital division and is the Co-Lead and Co-Founder for the Standard Bank PowerPulse renewable energy digital platform, Kevin Ssemwogerere and Head of the Power and Sustainable Solutions sub sectors for Standard Bank’s Business and Commercial Banking Segments, Deerosh Maharaj.

Kevin Ssemwogerere

Kevin has been with the bank for the past 6 years. He is currently a Corporate Venturing Lead in the CIB Digital division and is the Co-Lead and Co-Founder for the Standard Bank PowerPulse renewable energy digital platform.

Kevin’s career in the bank began in Structuring Advisory Investment Banking and pivoted into the digital innovation hub of the Corporate and Investment Bank where he is currently placed. He has been one of the key team members behind the design thinking and innovation process which was followed to ideate the PowerPulse digital platform business and is currently responsible for running the digital and operational aspects of the business. His passion for building new businesses within the context of digital transformation feeds his commitment to client centric innovations which are relevant in the 4IR.

In his spare time, Kevin is an avid runner and digital transformation speaker.

Deerosh Maharaj 

Deerosh has been with the bank for the past 9 years. He currently heads up the Power and Sustainable Solutions sub sectors for Standard Bank’s Business and Commercial Banking Segments. He has extensive experience in deal making for clients across all sectors and across all segments from small enterprise to large corporates. Sustainability has become an area that he is passionate about due to the momentum that the sector is developing and the far-reaching benefits that our clients can derive from investing in these solutions. He has been instrumental in getting the strategy for Solar PV assets approved and implemented within the bank which is perhaps the most competitive offering in the market currently in the small-scale embedded generation space. When Deerosh is not busy with his portfolio he spends his time committed to health and fitness and most importantly his family.