Michael Walker

Michael Walker has extensive work experience spanning over several roles and industries. Michael has recently become the Head of Digital Marketing at RoomRaccoon Hotel Tech. Prior to this, they served as the Head Of Marketing for Gumtree South Africa, a part of Adevinta. Michael also held the position of Head Of Performance Marketing at Gumtree South Africa when it was still an eBay company. Before their tenure at Gumtree, Michael worked as the Head of Performance Marketing and Analysis/Insights at HoneyKome and as the Head of Audience at Kagiso Media. Michael was the Search and Analytics Director at accelerationmedia and worked in various roles at kalahari.com and Kalahari.net, including Usability/Web Analyst/SEO and Web Analyst within the BI team. Michael started their career as an In-house Graphic Designer at Omega Art and previously worked as a Night Auditor at Hotel Safari.

Michael Walker's education history includes the following:

- From 2020 to 2021, they attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where they pursued studies in Business Administration and Management, General. However, they do not hold a degree in this field.

- In the years 1996 to 1998, they enrolled in Art Directors Workshop and obtained a Diploma in Graphic Design.

- In 1994, they attended Cape Technikon Hotel School for one year, focusing on Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management. Michael completed their 1st year but did not earn a degree.

- Michael completed high school at SACS from 1987 to 1992, receiving a High School education.

In addition to their educational background, Michael Walker has acquired the following certifications:

- In June 2021, they obtained the certification in Managing Globally from LinkedIn.

- In September 2014, they completed the Google/YouTube Advanced Video Advertising certification from YouTube.

- In January 2010, they achieved the Adwords paid search certification from Google AdWords Certified.