A Personal/Housing Finance Specialist and solutions-orientated Business Consultant. In-depth experience across broad range of disciplines and business issues related to housing delivery and finance and qualified through experience in • structuring financial products and required operational infrastructure• structuring and securing funding• managing key functions in new and established businesses Business/product creator: track record of successfully taking concepts from business proposals to financial products with all regulatory approvals and supporting infrastructure, including developing a pension backed lending product (microloans secured by pension guarantees) that is to this day the industry standard in South Africa.Lateral thinker: ability to interrogate the conventional wisdom and develop practical solutions to intractable business problems. Committed to creating value for business and customers by making a difference to ordinary people’s lives. Speaker: interviews on national radio, guest speaker talks and lectures at industry events and business schools (including for the Wharton International Program). Most recently begun motivational speaking, leveraging experience from both business and elite long-distance running to provide key insights into setting stretch goals for teams and then supporting the groups in planning, preparation and execution to exceed group expectations.Elite runner: was elite long-distance runner between 1973 and 1982, attaining 5 gold medals in the 90km Comrades Marathon, the world's oldest and largest ultramarathon, from 1977 to 1982
Listed skills include Risk Management, Mortgage Lending, Financial Risk, Credit Risk, and 33 others.