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“Gys Kappers is a seasoned executive and serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of leadership experience across manufacturing, SaaS, and AI. He built Columbia DBL from a single-site operation into the largest privately owned concrete masonry business in Southern Africa, expanding to 19 factories. Under his leadership, the company implemented Kaizen, fully digitised its operations, and became a key supplier to the 2010 FIFA World Cup stadiums — all while achieving some of the lowest unit cost economics in the sector.
He later founded Wyzetalk, a global frontline employee engagement platform that now boasts over 700,000 daily active users. Under his guidance, Wyzetalk won the global Anglo American contract, beating Microsoft to the work. Most recently, as CEO of DataProphet, Gys helped transform the business into a scalable SaaS platform using prescriptive AI to drive manufacturing excellence globally.
Gys brings deep experience in operational excellence, digital transformation, and go-to-market strategy, with a strong bias for execution, resilience, and people-first leadership. He is a high-impact addition to any board looking to future-proof operations, accelerate growth, and unlock value through innovation and systems thinking.”
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“Gys Kappers is a seasoned executive and serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of leadership experience across manufacturing, SaaS, and AI. He built Columbia DBL from a single-site operation into the largest privately owned concrete masonry business in Southern Africa, expanding to 19 factories. Under his leadership, the company implemented Kaizen, fully digitised its operations, and became a key supplier to the 2010 FIFA World Cup stadiums — all while achieving some of the lowest unit cost economics in the sector.
He later founded Wyzetalk, a global frontline employee engagement platform that now boasts over 700,000 daily active users. Under his guidance, Wyzetalk won the global Anglo American contract, beating Microsoft to the work. Most recently, as CEO of DataProphet, Gys helped transform the business into a scalable SaaS platform using prescriptive AI to drive manufacturing excellence globally.
Gys brings deep experience in operational excellence, digital transformation, and go-to-market strategy, with a strong bias for execution, resilience, and people-first leadership. He is a high-impact addition to any board looking to future-proof operations, accelerate growth, and unlock value through innovation and systems thinking.”
Gys Kappers is an advisor and board member based in South Africa, specialising in Industrial Automation. They speak English. They are open to advisory board and board director opportunities and are available for introductions through Boardio.
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