Executive Leadership | Business Transformation | Profit GrowthLed a portfolio of 10 companies across 29 countries as the executive board member, reporting directly to the Chair. Complete P&L and BS accountability. Drove transformation, operational excellence, and sustainable growth both organically and through M&A.- Doubled Operating Profit: Designed and led a transformation (Project Ripple), with AlixPartners, to transform AECI Water (ImproChem) from a traditional manufacturing company into a high-performance specialty solutions provider.- Strategic Integration: Led the successful integration and synergy delivery of two global blue-chip acquisitions, establishing Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest chemical process and water solutions group.- Revenue Growth: Implemented a new ‘Go-to-Market’ strategy, growing international revenue by 20%+ through a shift from products to a product-and-services model.- Business Optimization: Rationalized a complex portfolio, including sites, customers and products, leading to a leaner and more profitable operation.- Talent Development: Upgraded key capabilities across sales, marketing, delivery and operations to drive growth and competitiveness.- Divestment & Partnership: Divested non-core, loss-making businesses, converting them into profitable channel partners.Company Overview:AECI Water, one of 4 Divisions of the $2bn AECI Group, and Veolia (formerly Suez/GE Water) partner, is a high-tech equipment and process chemicals manufacturing company with its own R&D, polymer chemistry know-how, equipment design & fabrication, combined with specialty services and assets on customer’s sites. It provides chemical and equipment supply and application technology with fixed asset and resource management, operation, optimisation and improvement. Industries typically served are Industrial, Chemicals, Manufacturing, Mining, Energy, Oil & Gas (Upstream & Downstream), Food & Beverage, Life Sciences, Agriculture, Water and Waste Management.

Board member, reporting to the Chairman and accountable for the P&L of 3 consolidated companies and their continuous chemical process manufacturing sites. Doubled revenues through repurposing 'waste' sulphur from refineries and sulphuric acid from mines.Optimised position to maintain equilibrium between supply and demand of these resources.Increased profitability through margin management and growth pushing EBITDA >20%Championed a customer-centric culture, boosting operating profit 74%, 31%, 33% & 29% year on year respectivelyConceived and launched Ecologika® start-up; innovative green chemistry and services enhancing agricultural performance by unlocking nature's potential through re-using various chemicals.Directed and mentored a dynamic executive team.Industries typically served are in the Industrial and Life Sciences sectors: Chemicals, Manufacturing, Catalysts, Mining, Energy, Fertilizers, Resources, Agriculture, Personal Care and Home Care.

Appointed as executive board member to transform and scale the business from contract manufacturing into a full solution, technology and services business, while rapidly growing the international footprint.Tasked with growing two exciting ingredient brands and bringing commercial acumen to circular opportunities in terms of repurposing raw materials and resources for commercial advantage.Responsible for all aspects of business and operational leadership, driving strategy, R&D, product development and full P&L management.• Transformed business from toll manufacturing operation into full solutions provider with own IP – delivered 20X growth in EBITDA • Delivered 2 ‘bolt-on’ acquisitions to support wider business strategy, leading post-acquisition integration and value generation• Spearheaded development and commercialisation of proprietary surfactant and equipment to enable waste oil to be able to be used as the fuel in mining explosives, replacing expensive diesel• Using various natural waste streams, shifted from oil-based to bio-based products, replacing traditional chemical reactions with biotech processes leveraging enzymes and biocatalysts• Internationalised sales and operations with new business development within the US, Brazil, Europe, Indonesia and Australia (opened office and warehouse in Australia)Industries typically served are in the Industrial and Life Sciences sectors: Chemicals, Manufacturing, Catalysts, Mining, Coatings, Energy, Oil & Gas, Paper & Pulp, Packaging, Polymers, Fertilizers, Agriculture, Dairy, Personal Care and Home Care

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