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Courageous agility and flexibility in pursuit of improvements. Consistently achieve business objectives by committing to a clear vision, then motivating and inspiring through change. Emotional and cultural intelligence, empathy and forthrightness create authenticity across geographical boundaries and organizational levels for effective change management. Self-confidence, good logic, ability to simplify and a professional education gives me a quick understanding of what matters with a high sense of anticipation.EXPERTISE, COMPETENCES• Global business leader who inspires teams to drive for results;• Build and retain high performance winning teams;• Financial core excellence with versatility across all areas of business;• Successful execution of change leveraging team competences;• Strong business acumen and high self-confidence;• Quick learner who listens to all stake holders thus ensuring effectivecommunication;• Transformational leadership converting conflicts into opportunities;• Revamping strategies and championing business turnaround andimprovement;• Company and plant productivity management through leanprocesses;• Strategic planning for growth, profitability and cash flow;• Cost excellence, growing profitability in mature products and inmature markets;CORPORATE AND PRIVATE EQUITY EXPERIENCE• ELT and 7 years on Board of a $1.5 billion Carlyle investment;• VP - Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia; a $500M business, 1350 employees and 5 factories;• 20 years’ experience in automotive, industrial and mining segments. Customers served in original equipment, B2B and end users;• 15 years’ experience in general management with a proven track record of consistently exceeding objectives;• Leveraged cultural diversity across 3 continents with continued access to a high-performance network.ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE (2016 – 2020)Owner in start-up businesses - trade company in Europe and a full solutions outdoor business in Africa.;• Conveyor belt consultancy with a Global Japanese corporation;• Business transformational consulting for the world’s largest manufacturer of heavy duty PVC conveyor (India operations).• European investment placements of South African capital;• Consulting in turnaround leadership of organizations overall business performance.