Relationships are the cornerstone of business and trading activities.I have been building relationships my entire career and steering companies to reach the next level globally. This strategy has driven productivity and sales, improved corporate culture, increased employee engagement and boosted market share.With a long-term view and value system that governs operations/relationships with suppliers, customers and partners, I have firsthand understanding and hands-on experience of deal making in multicultural environments, diverse product companies and managed multi-disciplined workforce across various industries and countries.Known as an authority in defining vision and implementing mission critical strategies, I created stability and sustainability across channels and built strategic alliances throughout the value chain. My record of achievement is coalescing disparate operations and functions into cohesive integrated networks – creating an environment for maximum expansion in competitive global markets.High impact leadership resulted in exceeding expectations, including:> Delivered double-digit growth of NIBT over the last 5 consecutive years> Drove corporate culture to one of optimism and confidence that led to breakthrough results> Steered the organisation to outperform the market by 3X in volume growth > Awarded Global Coca-Cola Commercial Best Practice for Route to Market> Earned Chairman’s Award for Sales & Marketing Excellence> Achieved Coca Cola’s Country of the Year award– for performance, staff engagement, CSR, profits
MBA in Strategic FinanceStartup/Turnaround Operations | Strategic Alliances | Strategic Planning/Execution | Sales & Marketing | Diverse International Cultures | Business Development | M&A Integration/Restructuring | Team Building/Mentoring | P&L/Budgets/Forecasting | Sustainability | Cost Reduction/Process Improvements | FMCG | Finance | ERP | SAP | VC OpportunitiesFluent: English Basic: Zulu, Dutch, Spanish & German