Chesney Bradshaw Email & Phone Number

Johannesburg South Africa

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜 𝗗𝗢: I help businesses to implement a continuity plan to shorten their recovery after a disruptive incident.𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗜 𝗗𝗢 𝗜𝗧: I assist you to be better prepared to handle a disruptive incident through updating plans, documents and BIAs, carrying out exercises, training for those in incident teams, horizon scanning for new risks and threats and internal auditing. Once I establish your needs, I do a business continuity analysis specific to your business.𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗜𝗧… Show more 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜 𝗗𝗢: I help businesses to implement a continuity plan to shorten their recovery after a disruptive incident.𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗜 𝗗𝗢 𝗜𝗧: I assist you to be better prepared to handle a disruptive incident through updating plans, documents and BIAs, carrying out exercises, training for those in incident teams, horizon scanning for new risks and threats and internal auditing. Once I establish your needs, I do a business continuity analysis specific to your business.𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗜𝗧 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦: I evaluate your business continuity plan and sustainability performance and build a strategy that helps you achieve a better return on investment. This affords you the opportunity to focus on growing your business and bottomline.𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝗜 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘:1. Business continuity service – Updating plans, documents and BIAs, carrying out exercises, training for those in incident teams, horizon scanning for new risks and threats and internal auditing.2. Sustainability services - - environmental management and auditing, , sustainability reporting,stakeholder engagement facilitation, community investment advisory, measurement and verification of CSI projects, carbon tax reporting and governance auditing.𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗠𝗘:𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗜𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵:📧 Email me at chesney.bradshaw@gmail.comif you need assistance💬 I have an open profile, send me a private mail!Let’s have a virtual coffee,Chesney Bradshaw#business #businessdevelopment #continuity #strategies #sustainability Show less

Johannesburg

Heads sustainability programmes for the company in South Africa and Southern Africa. Corporate Social Responsibility functions include include health and safety, employee wellness, environment, corporate social investment, human rights and business continuity management.Led ABB in South Africa to be awarded the prestigious SEIFSA Award for Excellence 2017 for Corporate Social Responsibility that recognises the company's participative community investment programme to help transform… Show more Heads sustainability programmes for the company in South Africa and Southern Africa. Corporate Social Responsibility functions include include health and safety, employee wellness, environment, corporate social investment, human rights and business continuity management.Led ABB in South Africa to be awarded the prestigious SEIFSA Award for Excellence 2017 for Corporate Social Responsibility that recognises the company's participative community investment programme to help transform lives in urban and rural communities. The SEIFSA Awards for Excellence 2017, hosted in partnership with the Industrial Development Corporation, were presented at a gala function at Sandton, Johannesburg. SEIFSA comprises more than 1,000 company members representing over 165,000 employees.Provide oversight for safety and health as well as hands-on leadership on policy and strategic issues, ensure global alignment, set standards strategic direction and performance targets, monitor emerging issues and impact and lead continuous improvement. Engage with stakeholders in various private and public sector organisations to build capacity in community infrastructure through engineering, technical and green skills such as energy efficiency and renewable energy.Implemented training on human rights for managing directors of ABB's Southern Africa region in 2014. The purpose was to make senior executives aware of the moral and business case for human rights and identifying the risks in engineering projects in the region.Responsible for coordinating and integrating business continuity planning (BCP) in the company as well as disaster recovery and salvage. Completed ISO 22301 Lead Auditor Course (2016) and with industry experience and knowledge awarded as a PECB Certified ISO 22301 Lead Auditor.Judge for the Mail & Guardian Greening the Future Awards 2009 to present. Show less

Manage safety and health, environmental and social development programmes. Promote energy efficiency within the company and support the National Energy Efficiency Accord. Represent the company on the Energy Efficiency Technical Committee of the NBI (National Business Institute).Responsible for focused corporate social investment programme (R1,7 million). Provide oversight for supplier sustainability audits. Conceptualise and run stakeholder dialogue events… Show more Manage safety and health, environmental and social development programmes. Promote energy efficiency within the company and support the National Energy Efficiency Accord. Represent the company on the Energy Efficiency Technical Committee of the NBI (National Business Institute).Responsible for focused corporate social investment programme (R1,7 million). Provide oversight for supplier sustainability audits. Conceptualise and run stakeholder dialogue events. Strong promoter of health and safety within the local operation and contribute to a blog on health and safety for the India, Middle East and Africa region. Show less

Support the business with communications and sustainability strategy. • Contribute to culture change through implementing communication programmes.• Write for senior management including, editorials and speeches. Copywriting at a high level for blogs, websites, and brochures.• Oversight of customer publications• Run the media relations programme and act as company spokesperson for media queries. • Handle crisis communications internally and externally.• Conceptualise… Show more Support the business with communications and sustainability strategy. • Contribute to culture change through implementing communication programmes.• Write for senior management including, editorials and speeches. Copywriting at a high level for blogs, websites, and brochures.• Oversight of customer publications• Run the media relations programme and act as company spokesperson for media queries. • Handle crisis communications internally and externally.• Conceptualise and implement corporate advertising campaigns.• Oversee internal communications, conceptualising messages to support company strategy• Manage internal communications media and facilitate an internal cascade system.• Appointed in 2010 as an ombudsperson for the company to support compliance. Show less

Managed the communications function of an operating company. Promoted and positioned ABB Industry among stakeholders, including customers, business partners in sub-Saharan Africa, the media (business and specialist) and employees. Reported to the Managing Director. Developed and implemented company communications plan, devised a media plan for company and divisions, co-ordinated advertising, road shows and exhibitions, promoted corporate social investment, developed internal… Show more Managed the communications function of an operating company. Promoted and positioned ABB Industry among stakeholders, including customers, business partners in sub-Saharan Africa, the media (business and specialist) and employees. Reported to the Managing Director. Developed and implemented company communications plan, devised a media plan for company and divisions, co-ordinated advertising, road shows and exhibitions, promoted corporate social investment, developed internal communications, prepared and controlled communications budget, measured communications work. Reason for leaving: Promotion in same group. Show less

Managed the communications function at ABB Industry, comprising 500 employees and diverse businesses, building relations with stakeholders, including customers, business partners in sub-Saharan Africa, the media (business and specialist) and employees. Reported to the Managing Director. Developed and implemented company communications plan, devised a media plan for company and divisions, co-ordinated advertising, road shows and exhibitions, promoted corporate social investment and grew… Show more Managed the communications function at ABB Industry, comprising 500 employees and diverse businesses, building relations with stakeholders, including customers, business partners in sub-Saharan Africa, the media (business and specialist) and employees. Reported to the Managing Director. Developed and implemented company communications plan, devised a media plan for company and divisions, co-ordinated advertising, road shows and exhibitions, promoted corporate social investment and grew internal communications. Show less

Responsible for marketing and market development of the Black Cat peanut butter brand. Also promoted edible oils and petfood (Dogmor & Catmor). Reported to the Managing Director.Developed strategic plans, market planning and research, and communication with sales and operational functions. Identified opportunities to increase sales and involved in trade marketing, analysis and presentation of retail index data, and product development.Reason for leaving: Wished to return to… Show more Responsible for marketing and market development of the Black Cat peanut butter brand. Also promoted edible oils and petfood (Dogmor & Catmor). Reported to the Managing Director.Developed strategic plans, market planning and research, and communication with sales and operational functions. Identified opportunities to increase sales and involved in trade marketing, analysis and presentation of retail index data, and product development.Reason for leaving: Wished to return to communications field. Show less

Managed the public relations function of Tiger Oats.Duties included media liaison and press release writing, financial communications, developing the social investment and black business programmes, production of newsletters and brochures and organising functions.Produced Tiger Oats Limited annual report as well as interim and preliminary announcements.Reason for leaving: Part of mass retrenchment of functional staff.

Internal MediaRESPONSIBILITIES: Joined the group as Public Affairs Officer responsible for a variety of external and internal communication, including media relations, press release writing and feature articles. Promoted to head new employee communications function. Reported to the Communication Manager. Reason for leaving: Gain industry

Managed the content and competitive positioning of this business-to-business magazine. Editing included writing articles, photography, design and layout, pagination and production of the magazine. Wrote feature and news articles on supermarket operations, management and industry trends, as well as a column for store-level management. Reason for leaving: Career change to public relations

Wrote news articles and analysis of trends in a range of industries - computers, electronic banking, airlines, automotive and retail. Also wrote profiles on leading business people. Did stint as a sub-editor. Reason for leaving: Remuneration low.

Joined SAAN (now Johnnic Communications) Cadet Journalist Training Course. Trained as a cadet journalist for six months on each of the following newspapers: Rand Daily Mail, Cape Times, and Financial Mail. Also did stint as sub-editor at Cape Times. On completion, promoted full-time to Financial Mail.

Degree : Mba; Ba, Communications

Mba

Completed my MBA degree.

Ba, Communication, English

Completed a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Communications and English as major subjects. Achieved a distinction for Psychology I.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Communication Science

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