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South Africa

Nairobi County, Kenya

Zimbabwe

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Uganda

Progressed to head up country operations for two subsidiaries of ABInbev, with full P&L/Balance Sheet control, led 7 directs (sales, route to consumer, trade marketing), and 748 in-directs covering Marketing, Logistics/Supply, Finance, HR and Procurement, grew market share by 2%.Developed the business strategy and drove the smooth deployment of ‘sensitive’.

Uganda

Managed sales and distribution for these two beer and water companies with a T/O of $145m and EBITDA of $61m, directed 11 including Distribution, Warehouse and District Managers, with 348 in-directs, devised an innovative Route to Consumer strategy and increased Direct Service Delivery to consumers.Designed a series of marketing strategies and managed.

Kampala, Uganda

During this period, led financial and commercial management of two subsidiaries of SABMiller, embedded best practices, drove efficiencies and handled excise negotiations with government, reported to Managing Director with 7 directs and 52 in-directs. Established a new Shared Service Centre to offer centralised finance services, and played a key role in the.

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Moved into this subsidiary of SABMiller, and responsible for 8 directs and 32 in-directs, led the embedding of best practices into local finance operations and Shared Service Centre, and reported to Managing & Finance Directors, controlled financial management and strategic development across three companies.DutiesPreparing the annual budget and quarterly.

Caledon, South Africa

Appointed to transform finance operations for these four main companies and reported to General Manager, headed-up finance function with 4 directs and 10 indirects. Took control for the preparation of all regulatory and statutory transactions, streamlined the finance operations and identified potential savings, managed the price negotiations with Farmers.

Pietermaritzburg Area, South Africa

Reported to Group Finance Manager with 25 directs/in-directs, acted as Company Trustee for ABI Staff Prov.Fund and two Suncrush funds, and increased profitability of territory from R70m to R165m in just two years. Achieved ‘Finance Team of the Year’ in 2004 & 2005, and Graduate Mentor of the Year in 2004.

Camperdown, South Africa

Pietermaritzburg Area, South Africa

Pietermaritzburg Area, South Africa

Honours Bachelor Of Accounting Science, Accounting

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting, Tax, Management Accounting And Auditing

Final Qualifying Examination - (Board Exam)

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