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PROFILEA Chartered Accountant with over twenty-five years of financial management experience up to director level (over 6 years in the UAE). International experience in UAE, Saudi-Arabia, South Africa/Tanzania/Botswana plus other Africa countries (Zambia/Uganda/Rwanda) and Hong Kong /China mainly in Logistics, Forestry and Manufacturing.Key areas of expertise are strategy, acquisitions, due diligence and integration of acquired businesses, financial modelling, reporting, treasury, internal controls, ERP, project evaluation, sale and leaseback transactions, cashflow management, fundraising, shareholder relations, balance sheet restructuring, debt to equity conversions and Biological Asset Valuations.WORK SKILLS• Strategic planning –financial modelling, scenario and project analysis• Acquisitions –review targets, due diligence and deal negotiation• Integration of acquired businesses –reporting, business practice and culture.• Restructuring of under-performing businesses- operational efficiency, disinvestment, and new product offerings.• Reporting/Budgeting/Forecasting• Working Capital Management• Internal Control.• Consolidations and Group Reporting.• Treasury and Foreign Exchange Management.• Compliance projects (UK Bribery Act)• Tax Management and planning.• Sale and Leasebacks.• Shareholder Relations• Fundraising• Cash-flow management• Biological Asset ValuationPROFESSIONAL ATTRIBUTES• Self-starter who leads by example.• Effective leadership with good interpersonal skills, able to work effectively with all levels in an organisation.• Professional approach• Able to see problems quickly and implement solutions• Analytical • Adaptable to different environments.M&A ACTIVITY• Extensively involved in restructuring 3 acquisitions within Germany, UAE and Hong Kong with turnover more than R 2 billion in 2009.This involved complex legal, tax and accounting issues in multiple jurisdictions. • Involved in the disposal of various businesses (UAE/Germany/Hong Kong/China). This involved negotiations, restructuring and Management Buy Outs• Extensively involved in the purchase of various minority outside shareholder stakes in Barloworld Transport• Responsible for several due diligences and proposed acquisitions.MIDDLE EAST EXPERIENCE• UAE: Formation of different legal Structures: Limited Liability Company /Free Zone Establishment and Branch of Foreign company.• UAE: Manager in Trade Licence.• Acting MD for Barloworld Logistics Middle East 2017 to 2019.

Listed skills include Managerial Finance, Business Process Improvement, Erp, Budgets, and 17 others.