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Renzo Harmse, born in South Africa, has been appointed as Chief Growth Strategist at Up Ltd, a company founded in Malta focusing on performance-enhancing coaching for professionals and organisations.
Renzo has lead business development in small and large companies in Africa, Middle East and Malta, with significant results across a variety of industries. He is also an entrepreneur with his own tech solutions and apps that provide a range of solutions in Ecommerce, personal security and personnel management.
As UP ltd continues it’s expansion in the Middle East, Renzo’s skillset and strategic focus will help drive the UP Your Level leadership academy, VISTAGE and other advisory services that focus on raising the game of CEOs, Business Owners and Executives.
Renzo describes himself as results-driven business leader with 15+ years of diverse industry experience, with a primary focus on Financial Services , FinTech, SaaS and MarTech. With proven accomplishments as a Founder, CEO and Growth focused Leader. Demonstrating success in business launch and growth, strategic marketing and team leadership.
“As Chief Growth Strategist, Renzo will complement the strong team made up of Julian Azzopardi, Lorenzo Bianchi and Daphne Grech Cumbo, alongside the chairs and coaches that form the VISTAGE and UP Coaching & Mentoring Cohort,” explains Nathan Farrugia, founder and owner of UP.
“I’m really looking forward to joining the team. The coaching and learning space has always been my preferred area of interest, even within commercial roles. This ensures I will bring both passion and energy to a role, that will help what I believe to be a very strong business reach a wider audience,” says Renzo Harmse.
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