My role in the organisation is to lead and manage a team responsible for the Group’s elite blue chip clients in the Petrochemical Industry, and to successfully grow a sustainable and profitable entity.Key responsibilities· Accountable for R240 million annual turnover· Compiling and implementation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts· Strategic and operational intervention to turn loss depots into profitable entities· Accountable for financial and asset management of unit to ensure optimal usage of assets to secure maximum return on investment and increase return on assets· Ensuring that sales targets are met in relation to benchmarks, resulting in sustainable growth within the region of the business unit· Responsible for Depots and their managers to achieve monthly targets· Train, develop and coach managers and control staff through effective leadership and mentorship· Monthly reports on business and regional performance· Budget and finance meetings on a weekly basis with managers· Sales productivity meetings· Shareholder performance and quarterly budget meetings· Ensure compliance with all internal and external audits· Key achievement/projects· Growth of region revenue by 300% in 8 years with an EBIT of 28%· Achieving best and most profitable region for 8 years consecutively· Successfully outperforming all targets set annually· Successfully passing every internal ISO audit and all client audits annually· Retaining L1 Green safety rating and SQAS accreditation annually· Retaining of major Petrochem contracts by successful tender process for 12 years· Receiving best L1 supplier SHEQ accreditation award from National Key Point client.· Receiving R100k reward from Group for best SHEQ performing region.· Achieved a 7 year zero LTI

As a start-up company, I had total management and leadership of the company. My role was to discover emerging markets, strategize, and to implement all policies and procedures to operate a going concern.Key responsibilities· Strategic planning and policy formulation· Developing and building strong relationships with business prospective· Identifying opportunities, anticipating problems and developing strategies· Manage conflict and balance customer demands with company objectives and policies· Implementing industry standards and procedures· Ensure that adequate financial control systems are in place· Implement and ensure proper reporting and accounting standards are adopted· Planning, organising, directing and controlling the personnel functionKey achievement/projects· Found a niche in the market in a undersold transport route dominated by 3 industry players· Gained 2 blue chip clients in the first month of operation· Grew clientele to over 70 clients in first year of operation.· Reason for Leaving : Company closed down

I made a proposal to my previous company to merge with their opposition in a cross border operations. With the merger, I took the leadership for the new entity.Key responsibilities· Business Development· Property purchasing and development· Approving and monitoring the progress of capital expenditure and acquisitions· Identifying opportunities, anticipating problems and developing strategies· Dividends calculations and pay-outs for non-resident Trustees· Foreign declarations for pay-outs and oversee resource allocations· Review financials and financial projections· Convene executive meetings at regular intervals· Staff performance appraisal, productivity, and motivationKey achievement/projects· Grew fleet size from 42 to 86 mainline cross border vehicles· Shareholder dividends were possible from year 1 of operation· Aligned 12 subcontractor companies to ensure that the company became a market leader· Increased exposure from servicing 3 African countries, to 7 SADC countriesReason for leaving : Better opportunities

I was approached by a Zimbabwean based transport company to head up their South African operations and to grow an International route between the 2 countries. I started the operation with 8 mainline vehicles, and by 1998, the fleet size on the route grew to 42 vehiclesReason for Leaving : Company started a joint venture and created Crossborder Haulage

Reason for leaving : Retrenched