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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Rack Attack is the premier vehicle rack retailer in North America, servicing over one million customers across 47 locations in the US and Canada and online. At Rack Attack we enhance our customers’ sports and outdoor experiences by providing the best rack solution for their lifestyle. We retail premium brands including Thule, Yakima and Kuat and share our customers’ passion for adventure and travel; equipping them to get outside and go biking, hiking, camping, skiing and paddling. Rack Attack started as a single store in 1996 and was purchased from the original founder in 2017 by Banyan Capital Partners. Banyan Capital Partners is a Canadian based private equity firm that buys and invests in private and public middle-market companies located in North America. Banyan is part of the Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group, a multi-boutique asset management firm whose affiliated companies collectively manage approximately $71 billion in assets.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Performed project-based work advising management on business restructuring for optimization, with particular focus on inventory management and financial modelling. Preparation of business budgets and cashflow forecasts, including inventory plans, OTB and inventory management reporting.

Johannesburg, South Africa

Arthur Kaplan was a luxury jewellery and watch retailer trading as “Arthur Kaplan” and “World’s Finest Watches.” It was the largest retailer of Swiss luxury watches in South Africa with leading brands like Rolex, Cartier, Omega, Hublot, Breitling, IWC, Tag Heuer and Montblanc.• Implemented new business strategy to focus on luxury market. Targeted affluent customer segment by offering Swiss watches and exclusive jewellery.• Rebranded corporate identity, including store design and customer touchpoints. • Repositioned luxury offering with high levels of personal customer service.• Achieved top market share of exclusive Swiss watch brands in South Africa.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Developed new merchandise strategy for business. Designed custom merchandise planning and management system. • Designed and implemented customer service systems for ordering and after sales.• Performed financial modelling and structuring for management buyout.• Implemented new financial planning, accounting and point of sale systems to make trading information available real-time.

South Africa

DNA Supply Chain Management was a subsidiary of DNA Supply Chains formerly listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The business provided Supply Chain Solutions to blue chip clients, ranging from logistics to supply chain management consultants.• Developed client business case presentations to motivate outsourcing and presented to clients.• Prepared financial models for internal profitability and managed profitability of accounts and staff. • Completed design project for a logistics system to track deliveries and choose lowest cost routing

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Integrated business processes and management of newly acquired subsidiaries into the group.• Implemented accounting and cashflow systems as well as remuneration and incentive structures. • Responsible for full financial function of holding company and subsidiaries.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

EDS Africa was a subsidiary of EDS (Electronic Data Systems), formerly the global leader in information technology and business process outsourcing. It was listed on the New York and London stock exchanges.•Provided decision support for EDS business development, including new contract bids, merger and acquisition activities. •Performed financial planning, modelling, client business case presentation and price negotiation.•Conducted due diligence and valuations.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

•Worked within multi-disciplinary “bid teams” to win long term outsourcing contracts.•Responsible for pricing, profitability and financial modelling of new bids.

Post Graduate Diploma, Accounting

Bachelor Of Commerce - Bcom, Accounting