Mark Gelbart Email & Phone Number

JHBG

PRIVATE HIGH LEVEL CONSULTANCY. (INTERPERSONAL)PRIOR DIVERSE CONSULTANCY AND MENTORSHIPPRIOR---2011-PRIVATE MENTORSHIP OF C.E.O. FINANCE PROPERTY COMPANY,DAUGHTER --GRADUATED AND NOW BRAND DESIGNERPRIOR---2011-- WON AMERICAN VISA AWARD FOR FOOD GROUP (ALL BLACK RESTAURANT).PRIOR---2011--E.T.S. CONTAINERISATION---FULL ACCREDITATION FROM 5 INSTITUTIONS.

JHBG/DURBAN

CREATED 'FIRST AT COMING SECOND' UNLOCKING THE VALUE IN THE MINI CHAIN UNDER MR IAN STEIN EX WOOLWORTHS RELATIONSHIP,,S.A.C.T.W.U. DENEB,INVESTMENT SUPPORTING T.C.I.A. WAS SECONDED BY MR PILLAY (C.E.O) TO PROJECT MANAGER REPORTING DIRECTLY TO HIM.(NO EXPERIENCE IN SAID POSITION,BUT WORKED CLOSELY WITH HIM ON PROJECTS)MARCH 2014 LAND REFORM RURAL.

JHBG

JOINED BILLION GROUP REPORTING TO C.E.O MR SISA NGEBULANA ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING EXPERIENCES OF MY ENTIRE CAREER,VISIONARY,CREATIVE,ENTREPRENEURIAL,SOLUTION ORIENTATED,AND ABOVE ALL A GENTLEMAN WHO I FEEL TOTALLY BLESSED TO HAVE MET AND WORKED WITH INCLUSIVE OF MR SIMON SUSMAN WOOLWORTHS....STILL RETAIN EXCELLENT AND SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH.

JHBG

BRAND RE ALIGNMENT AND HEADED UP RETAIL UNDER G.M MR DAVID RAFFERTY,INTRODUCED POLO FOOTWEAR,HOMEWEAR,AND COLLABERATED WITH GRID MARKETING)NATHEN REDDY ON CONVERSE REBELS CAMPAIGN.

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BECAME WOOLWORTHS 1ST INDEPENDENT DESIGN CONSULTANT,IN CO OP WITH 100% SUPPLIER MONVISO UNDER THE C.E.O. MR IAN STEIN,WITH A VIEW TO UTILIZING INNOVATION AS A MEANS TO DRIVE PRODUCTION,STILL PERFORMED DESIGN CENTRE ROLE FOR WOOLWORTHS(BLESSING OF MR SIMON SUSMAN C.E.O. WOOLWORTHS.NOMINATED UMASHAN NAIDOO AS MY SUCCESSOR AND DID A ONE WEEK INTERNSHIP.

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PROMOTED BY MR SIMON SUSMAN TO HEAD UP DESIGN CENTRE TRENDS,INTRODUCED W COLLECTION WITH HIS FULL SUPPORT,ESTABLISHED INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH LI EDELKOORT INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED (TREND UNION AND NOW KEY SPEAKER AT DESIGN INDABA)PATRICK APPELS EUROPEAN CONSULTANT OF FUTURE POINT,AND WORLD RENOWNED FASHION FORCASTER OF DONEGER DESIGN GROUP NEW YORK.

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DUE TO INTERNAL RESTRUCTURE UNDER MR RATNER WAS PROMOTED TO HEAD OF MENS CASUALWEAR,DEVELOPED A TOTAL NEW GROUP OF TRAINEES.THANDO KHUBEKA (FIRST BLACK BUYER IN RETAIL SOUTH AFRICA) UMASHAN NAIDOO (WENT ON TO HEAD UP WOOLWORTHS DESIGN CENTRE)BRENT GIBSON (WENT ON TO GROUP BUYING EXECUTIVE MARKHAM)

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PROMOTED TO MENSWEAR BUYER CASUAL TROUSERS,SHIRTS,SWIMWEAR UNDER GROUP DIRECTOR HILTON STERN,WHO RELINQUISHED THE POSITION TO UNDERSTUDY SIMON SUSMAN IN FOODS,WOOLWORTHS EMPLOYED MR FARREL RATNER EX DIRECTOR EDGARS MENSWEAR TO HEAD UP TEXTILES IN CONJUNCTION WITH EX DIRECTOR MARKETING EDGARS CAROL GROLMAN.UNDER THE GUIDENCE OF MR RATNER WHO SUPPORTED MY.

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AFTER MY INTERNSHIP WAS COMPLETE WITH THE LAUNCH OF O/A 2406 A WORKING COLLABERATION WITH PAUL NAUDE (NOW CHAIRMAN BILLABONG INTERNATIONALI )I CREATED A LIFESTYLE RESORTWEAR BRAND (WW WERE STILL ITEM DEPARTMENT FOCUS SPECIALISTS) WAS PROMOTED TO ASSISTENT BUYER,I WORKED CLOSELY WITH GARY GREEN --DIRECTOR OF WRANGLER AT SEARDEL TO CREATE COLUMBIA JEANS AS A.

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TRAINEE BUYER UNDER STEVEN JOSSELL HEAD BUYER OF MENSWEAR AND THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE RETAIL BUYING CALENDER AND ALL ASPECTS TO MY FOUNDATIONS...INCREDIBLE GUY AND OWE THE INITIAL GROWTH TO HIM,AND GROUP DIRECTOTOR HILTON STERN.

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INTERIM SALES,PERSON UNDER TONY OTGAAR (MENTOR )WHILST ESTABLISHING MY FOUNDATION TO STUDY PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT AT REX TRUEFORM,UNDER C.E.O.STUART SHUBB

JOHANNESBURG/MADRID/PARIS/LONDON

CONTRACTED TO INTERNATIONAL AGENCY THROUGH CASABLANCAS,FACE OF GALLERIAS PRECIADOS,ELCORTE INGLES,OPEL KADETT,STUYVESANT,DOMINGUEZ AND OTHERS

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