Overview:Business consultant with proven ability to translate business objectives into strategies and tactics.Assisting companies to examine and implement effective and efficient systems using resources, personnel and the work process. This could include using basic operational strategies to link long- and short-term corporate decisions and create an effective management team. Assisting the company in finding the best operations strategy to achieve success and in the same effort mitigate risk.Duties:Responsibilities includes the following intervention activities: Leadership & Guidance, compliance and governance, monitoring and evaluation, legal and customs, project management, functional and business support and change management.

Positions Held:Group Operating OfficerGroup Compliance OfficerGroup Company SecretaryMember of the Board and all Board CommitteesDirector of multiple companies within the groupOverview:Responsible for the company’s day-to-day operating activities which included revenue and sales growth, expense, cost and margin control, as well as monthly, quarterly and annual financial goal management. Management included international companies and offices in Africa and joint ventures with companies in Belgium.Dealt directly with government regarding the Public Finance Management Act ("PFMA") and the media.Managed multifunctional teams.Successfully implemented ISO 9001:2008, ISO 9001:2015 and restructured the group to show an increase in revenue.Key Functions:Financial ManagementOperations ManagementStakeholder Relationship ManagementStaff Management and DevelopmentHR and IR Management

Positions Held:Group Risk ManagerManager: Risk & AdminGroup Legal Advisor Acting Group Company SecretaryMember of the Management Executive CommitteeEx official member of the Audit, Risk & IT committee of the Board of DirectorsOverview:Had 15 professionals, 12 junior and middle managers reporting into the position.Responsible for general managerial inputs to the division as well as business related matters within:Network Embedded TechnologiesGrain divisionSuidwes Financial divisionSuidwesfinWesmarkWesmeg mechaniation divisionTerratekNviroTek LaboratoriesHuman ResourcesLegal ServicesCorporate and Secretarial ServicesResearchTender ProcedureRisk Management and ComplianceStrategic Business Management

Duties:In-house counsel for 8 to 10 Body Corporates. Acted as a Managing Agent for 6 Body Corporates.Acted as Corporate Secretary for certain clients.

Duties:Employed as a Professional Assistant to an Attorney.Acted as Office Manager of SEEFF Jeffrey’s Bay.Performed in-house counsel and provided company secretarial duties for estate agents as well as smaller businesses that were part of the Hancked Group including earthmoving – accommodation, and entertainment enterprises.

INHOUSE COURSES COMPLETED:Risk Auditor and Investigation – 2016;Health, Safety Hygiene and Environmental Advisor accreditation – 2016;Media engagement training – 2015;NQF 5 – Qualification as assessor (financial and legal) registered at AgriSeta - 2012; PWC Workshop on Dividend Withholding Tax; In-House position/post grading workshop (Paterson job grading training); In-House workshop on assessment of employees concerning personal performance appraisals;HIV and Aids for Business leaders: A Policy builder (certificate course); Advanced Labour Law course - North-west University, 2010 (certificate course); Safex Trading Basics – Dr Mariette Geyser, 2010 (certificate course); The Consumer Protection Act and its application – Tswane University of Technology, 2010 (certificate course); Advanced PowerPoint, Excel and Word courses; Companies Act en King III - ("Institute of International Research") – IIR, 2010; Competition Act Seminar – IIR, 2009; "In-House Council" Seminar – IIR, 2008; "Fundamentals of Futures" – Hochfeld Group of Companies, 2007 Completing trading exam to act as trader in JSE (Safex) and related derivative markets. Envisage starting PhD.