Cassim is an MBA graduate who is considered a thought leader in the Energy, Oil & Gas sectors. He is currently director of Volco Power, Aquaworx and Southern Cross Diamonds. He was a founding partner and director of Greenstone Energy. He also served as a board member of the Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR). He has held various management and leadership roles focused in the energy, oil, gas, mining and resources sector where he made significant achievements and successes. He has advised energy, oil and gas companies and governments in Africa, Middle East, and China. He was previously the chief executive of SDB Gas. He was founder and CEO of IPLAB consulting during which time he successfully contributed to the commercialization of various technologies as well as optimization of client Intellectual Property portfolios. He was also a director Acapulco Resources and the director of business development and strategy at Afrinaissance Mining Resources. He was also a director of Selang Resources & Leswika Resources the BEE partners to BRC Diamondcore. He was founder and CEO of iplab consulting. Cassim also served on the board of HoHup Corporation SA as acting non-executive chairman. Cassim also served on the Department of Science & Technology Hydrogen & Fuel Cell R&D Review Panel. He was previously the Chief Operating Officer of Magnum Simplex International.Prior to that he worked for Calibre Holdings, during which time he was responsible for various new business and product development projects. He was also part of the strategic corporate management team for Metropolis plc. He was the founder and Joint Managing Director of Icon Entertainment a film and television production company. He worked at Reach & Teach (an IBM project) as the appropriate technology, communications and research consultant. He consulted to various education, government, development and business organizations on the use of appropriate information & communication technology.