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I completed a four year Baccalaureus Commercii Rationum degree within three years cum laude in 1996, majoring in accounting and law where I was consistently the top student in both the legal and commerce faculties. After completing my Honours in Accounting, cum laude, I gained my chartered accountant qualification at Deloitte. Within my six years at Deloitte, I ran multiple audits across a variety of industries, established a computer auditing team and obtained certification in the SAP ERP system.In 2003 I joined Bel Essex in charge of group operations for eight companies engaged in automotive component manufacturing. I joined Investec in 2004 and after a number of years structuring lending deals for the acquisition of businesses and properties, I became the Regional Head of Investec Private Bank for the Eastern Cape. During my time at Investec in Port Elizabeth, I was responsible for exceptional bottom line growth within the business.I moved to Cape Town as Regional Head of the Western Cape for Investec Private Bank in 2011 where I was responsible for building a new leadership team and restructuring the business post the financial crisis. I completed the Program for Leadership Development at Harvard Business School in January 2013. In 2013 I founded Strategic Growth & Investment. The company invests in owner managed businesses, developing & implementing strategy and arranging capital. Strategic Growth & Investment aspires to create exponential growth and enable social impact. It has a focus on financial services and retail in Southern Africa and application of artificial intelligence in NLP. The current investment portfolio includes:- Food Lovers Market Holdings (Pty) Ltd, including Seattle Coffee Company, FVC International and Freshstop- Elerian AI- Constellation AI- Insight PWM- Insight Property Fund- Freshbev (Pty) LtdI bring phenomenal experience in building a business by empowering people and a great network of business contacts. I have a passion for the development of people and tremendous drive, energy and enthusiasm.I have two incredible children, Ashley and Shane, and enjoy time in the sea and on the mountains.

Listed skills include Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, and 17 others.