Meet the people who make it happen
Robin Evason
Head of Technology
Janine Brink
Business Information Analyst
Pierre van Zyl
Customer Engagement & Operations
Andrew Young
Managing Director
Graham Button
Sales & Marketing Director
Rob Kinman
Senior Solutions Architect
Michelle Owen
Solutions Architect
Nick Bayley
Business Development Adviser
Robin Evason
Head of Technology
After completing his IT Engineering Diploma in 2001, Robin started his IT career in the Oil and Gas sector, working for 3 years on automating the exchange of business documents, such as payment, customs, and inventory documents, using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
He then spent the following 6 years as a full stack web developer for various Digital Agencies where he was heavily involved in the design and development of many products, including web applications and websites from inception through to implementation, before moving into the SaaS Fintech and Compliance sector.
Today Robin’s bread and butter involves using his 'AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate' certification (2017) to keep up with the ever-changing technology and security landscape. As Head: IT & Software at Mettis, he not only works closely with the development team to bring the right mix of technology to Metior Hub but has been involved in its development from day one.
Janine Brink
Business Information Analyst
Jan travelled and lived abroad for a few years before studying Informatics at the University of South Africa (UNISA), an invaluable experience considering she would go on to develop her career as a Business Information Analyst. Apart from 2 years employed at a global technology infrastructure and services provider, she has spent over 35 years as an independent consultant working for corporate and parastatal entities across numerous industries, including defence, logistics, revenue services, security, real estate, and financial services.
Using tools, such as Erwin for information modelling, and methodologies for strategic facilitation, she has been responsible for the delivery of strategic plans, through to logical data models and requirements specifications.
She has been involved in developing Metior Hub from the beginning and joined Mettis as the 'link' between business and technology, focusing on business process and management information to ensure the Metior Hub modules deliver exactly what its clients require.
Pierre van Zyl
Customer Engagement & Operations
In 1989 Pierre completed a BA degree, majoring in Environmental & Geographical Science that included an introduction to programming and computer networking. This led to the next 15 years being spent in the ICT Business Applications (Enterprise Resource Planning, Business Intelligence, CRM, telecommunications, contact centres) sector, developing a business and technical background that included Business Development, Sales and Business Analysis disciplines. During this time, he worked for various companies, from a software developer specialising in manufacturing data-collection systems, to listed technology providers delivering turnkey infrastructure and business applications solutions and did further courses in Production and Inventory Management and Business Analysis.
The next 6 years were spent as Head: Customer Relationship Management for a Business Process Outsource provider servicing accounts across Europe, America and Africa, responsible for identifying, initiating and managing continuous process and business improvement initiatives to streamline operational efficiencies, develop client accounts, increase revenue and improve the customer experience.
He then joined the Mettis team, responsible for the operations of our development team and the overall client experience, where his attention to detail and experience is used to help analyse and deliver on our clients’ requirements.
Andrew Young
Managing Director
Andrew holds BA LLB and B Comm (Hrs) degrees and in his past life, has been involved in a number of corporate transactions including IPOs, corporate fund raising, valuations and the sale of businesses.
All of this led to Andrew establishing his own investment vehicle out of which Mettis was born. As an investor, Andrew has always managed the financial management of all investments.
Andrew’s core interest at Mettis is to develop solutions that “make things better”, with the inevitable disruption that follows, but with a focus on the integration of technology and people. He believes that clients of technology solutions still want to talk to real people and that Mettis must be known as a business that has at its heart the building of relationships. This is perhaps why Mettis develops solutions, such as Metior Hub, that are focussed on its client DNA.
Graham Button
Sales & Marketing Director
Holding an MBA (Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, South Africa 2004), a H. Dip. Tax Law (University of Cape Town, South Africa 2001) and a Member – Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, Graham is a commercially astute member of the Mettis team, with high proficiency in operational risk, governance, compliance, sales, and the ability to deliver to revenue and operating budgets.
As an investor in Mettis with over 20 years’ experience in property, corporate banking and finance, Graham heads up the sales and marketing operations. His customer-focused mindset continues to build an organisation that is customer-centric and instilling a focal service mindset, while bringing his innovative and pragmatic approach to implementing strategies that result in rapid growth, and large-scale project success.
As an excellent communicator and negotiator with a natural consultative style and reputation for forging and maintaining relationships with clients, staff, and market participants, Graham is excited to be leading the team to leverage Metior Hub's strong value proposition and helping clients solve their compliance problems.
Rob Kinman
Senior Solutions Architect
After completing a year at Wits University Faculty of Engineering, where he excelled at computer programming, Rob decided engineering was not for him, and went on to qualify as a Maths and English teacher at the Johannesburg College of Education.
But his passion for using data to solve problems drew him back to programming and he immediately joined a large retail group as a junior programmer, where after 5 years, putting his teaching qualification to use, he was employed as a COBOL lecturer at ICL (International Computers Limited).
Since then, Rob has amassed over 40 years of software development experience, working for global technology providers, retailers, chemical manufacturers, financial systems consultants, and software development companies. He has fulfilled many roles including Group Information Systems Manager, Solutions Architect and Developer, Data Architect, and Data Quality Analyst.
Rob is passionate about solving problems for our clients and has been involved in overseeing the technology development team from day one, specialising in designing and creating the customisable modules that are the foundation of Metior Hub.
Michelle Owen
Solutions Architect
After completing her Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree at the University of Cape Town, Michelle started her career in the insurance industry where she worked on systems relating to policy support, marketing, billing, and finance.
She has 15 years of experience in the full software development lifecycle arena, fulfilling such roles as Business Analyst, Solutions Architect, Systems Developer and Tester.
After spending some years at home raising a family of three children, Michelle joined Mettis as a solutions architect, and has been involved in the development and maintenance of the core Metior Hub modules.
Her organisational skills and attention to detail, combined with her ability to easily demonstrate the core functionality of Metior Hub to clients, has enabled Metior Hub to deliver modules that accurately reflect its clients’ requirements.
Nick Bayley
Business Development Adviser
With over 35-years’ experience in the financial services and professional services industry, Nick is an accomplished former regulator and established authority in regulatory and compliance issues.
His previous roles include: Head of Department, Markets Policy & International Division at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA); FCA’s Senior Markets Adviser leading the second iteration of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). Head of Regulation & Head of Trading Services at the London Stock Exchange (LSE); And, from 2016 to 2023, as Managing Director and Head of Kroll’s UK Financial Services Compliance and Regulation practice.
Nick is currently the Non-Executive Director and Chair of The International Stock Exchange Authority in Guernsey.
With his extensive network and proven track record in the compliance field, Nick is perfectly qualified for the role of Business Development Advisor at Mettis. Fulfilling a multifunctional role, he is responsible for driving the expansion of Metior Hub within the UK and EU markets, as well as providing technical, regulatory advice to support product development.
Andrew Young
Managing Director
Andrew holds BA LLB and B Comm (Hrs) degrees and in his past life, has been involved in a number of corporate transactions including IPOs, corporate fund raising, valuations and the sale of businesses.
All of this led to Andrew establishing his own investment vehicle out of which Mettis was born. As an investor, Andrew has always managed the financial management of all investments.
Andrew’s core interest at Mettis is to develop solutions that “make things better”, with the inevitable disruption that follows, but with a focus on the integration of technology and people. He believes that clients of technology solutions still want to talk to real people and that Mettis must be known as a business that has at its heart the building of relationships. This is perhaps why Mettis develops solutions, such as Metior Hub, that are focussed on its client DNA.
Graham Button
Sales & Marketing Director
Holding an MBA (Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, South Africa 2004), a H. Dip. Tax Law (University of Cape Town, South Africa 2001) and a Member – Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, Graham is a commercially astute member of the Mettis team, with high proficiency in operational risk, governance, compliance, sales, and the ability to deliver to revenue and operating budgets.
As an investor in Mettis with over 20 years’ experience in property, corporate banking and finance, Graham heads up the sales and marketing operations. His customer-focused mindset continues to build an organisation that is customer-centric and instilling a focal service mindset, while bringing his innovative and pragmatic approach to implementing strategies that result in rapid growth, and large-scale project success.
As an excellent communicator and negotiator with a natural consultative style and reputation for forging and maintaining relationships with clients, staff, and market participants, Graham is excited to be leading the team to leverage Metior Hub's strong value proposition and helping clients solve their compliance problems.
Rob Kinman
Senior Solutions Architect
After completing a year at Wits University Faculty of Engineering, where he excelled at computer programming, Rob decided engineering was not for him, and went on to qualify as a Maths and English teacher at the Johannesburg College of Education.
But his passion for using data to solve problems drew him back to programming and he immediately joined a large retail group as a junior programmer, where after 5 years, putting his teaching qualification to use, he was employed as a COBOL lecturer at ICL (International Computers Limited).
Since then, Rob has amassed over 40 years of software development experience, working for global technology providers, retailers, chemical manufacturers, financial systems consultants, and software development companies. He has fulfilled many roles including Group Information Systems Manager, Solutions Architect and Developer, Data Architect, and Data Quality Analyst.
Rob is passionate about solving problems for our clients and has been involved in overseeing the technology development team from day one, specialising in designing and creating the customisable modules that are the foundation of Metior Hub.
Michelle Owen
Solutions Architect
After completing her Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree at the University of Cape Town, Michelle started her career in the insurance industry where she worked on systems relating to policy support, marketing, billing, and finance.
She has 15 years of experience in the full software development lifecycle arena, fulfilling such roles as Business Analyst, Solutions Architect, Systems Developer and Tester.
After spending some years at home raising a family of three children, Michelle joined Mettis as a solutions architect, and has been involved in the development and maintenance of the core Metior Hub modules.
Her organisational skills and attention to detail, combined with her ability to easily demonstrate the core functionality of Metior Hub to clients, has enabled Metior Hub to deliver modules that accurately reflect its clients’ requirements.
Robin Evason
Head of Technology
After completing his IT Engineering Diploma in 2001, Robin started his IT career in the Oil and Gas sector, working for 3 years on automating the exchange of business documents, such as payment, customs, and inventory documents, using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
He then spent the following 6 years as a full stack web developer for various Digital Agencies where he was heavily involved in the design and development of many products, including web applications and websites from inception through to implementation, before moving into the SaaS Fintech and Compliance sector.
Today Robin’s bread and butter involves using his 'AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate' certification (2017) to keep up with the ever-changing technology and security landscape. As Head: IT & Software at Mettis, he not only works closely with the development team to bring the right mix of technology to Metior Hub but has been involved in its development from day one.
Janine Brink
Business Information Analyst
Jan travelled and lived abroad for a few years before studying Informatics at the University of South Africa (UNISA), an invaluable experience considering she would go on to develop her career as a Business Information Analyst. Apart from 2 years employed at a global technology infrastructure and services provider, she has spent over 35 years as an independent consultant working for corporate and parastatal entities across numerous industries, including defence, logistics, revenue services, security, real estate, and financial services.
Using tools, such as Erwin for information modelling, and methodologies for strategic facilitation, she has been responsible for the delivery of strategic plans, through to logical data models and requirements specifications.
She has been involved in developing Metior Hub from the beginning and joined Mettis as the 'link' between business and technology, focusing on business process and management information to ensure the Metior Hub modules deliver exactly what its clients require.
Pierre van Zyl
Customer Engagement & Operations
In 1989 Pierre completed a BA degree, majoring in Environmental & Geographical Science that included an introduction to programming and computer networking. This led to the next 15 years being spent in the ICT Business Applications (Enterprise Resource Planning, Business Intelligence, CRM, telecommunications, contact centres) sector, developing a business and technical background that included Business Development, Sales and Business Analysis disciplines. During this time, he worked for various companies, from a software developer specialising in manufacturing data-collection systems, to listed technology providers delivering turnkey infrastructure and business applications solutions and did further courses in Production and Inventory Management and Business Analysis.
The next 6 years were spent as Head: Customer Relationship Management for a Business Process Outsource provider servicing accounts across Europe, America and Africa, responsible for identifying, initiating and managing continuous process and business improvement initiatives to streamline operational efficiencies, develop client accounts, increase revenue and improve the customer experience.
He then joined the Mettis team, responsible for the operations of our development team and the overall client experience, where his attention to detail and experience is used to help analyse and deliver on our clients’ requirements.
Nick Bayley
Business Development Adviser
With over 35-years’ experience in the financial services and professional services industry, Nick is an accomplished former regulator and established authority in regulatory and compliance issues.
His previous roles include: Head of Department, Markets Policy & International Division at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA); FCA’s Senior Markets Adviser leading the second iteration of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). Head of Regulation & Head of Trading Services at the London Stock Exchange (LSE); And, from 2016 to 2023, as Managing Director and Head of Kroll’s UK Financial Services Compliance and Regulation practice.
Nick is currently the Non-Executive Director and Chair of The International Stock Exchange Authority in Guernsey.
With his extensive network and proven track record in the compliance field, Nick is perfectly qualified for the role of Business Development Advisor at Mettis. Fulfilling a multifunctional role, he is responsible for driving the expansion of Metior Hub within the UK and EU markets, as well as providing technical, regulatory advice to support product development.
