User:Kim Hodgson/sandbox

Kim Robert Hodgson was born in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 1964 Son of Arthur Robert Hodgson and Shirley May Hodgson (nee Girdlestone) Educated at Fort Victoria High School and Maritzburg College where he was Deputy Head Boy, Head of House, Captain of athletics, Victor Ladorum, Executive school council and 1st 15 rugby flanker.

Military service in the SADF and SAP where he received numerous commendations

He graduated from Rhodes University in 1991 with degrees in Law, anthropology and politics, going on to study an Honours in African Politics at UNISA He has a range of other qulifications including in e business. Founder member of the Democratic Party and National Executive committee Kim sat at Codesa, the National Peace Secretariat and and was deeply involved as a strategist and negotiator leading up to the 1994 change of government and the end of apartheid.

He represented his province or country in 9 different sports including rugby, athletics, cricket, indoor cricket and hockey. Mr Hodgson was the South African delegate to the world libertarian conference, has been published globally on socio economic and political issues and has addressed audiences around the world.

His business career has seen him becoming a partner at Deloitte Private clients, director of companies, owner and director of companies in the mining, engineering, digital advertising and Fintech spaces. He is a founder member of cashbackAPP Africa where he works closely with Stabic Bank, CBZ Bank; Cassava Tech; Ecocash and many other payment or banking providers. He has owned businesses in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe and with his latest business cashbackAPP, Kim is CEO for Africa and sits on the global board.