• Partnering with HR to ensure as a team we had the right people and resources in the right positions • Managing the P&L for the business working closely with the FP&A function located in EMENA, • Managing cash flow for the company, asset investments for sales and growth, technology pipeline • Partnering with global marketing to ensure we were building the business voice of the customer• Acting as the key resource for customer engagements, contract oversight, and negotiations• Director and legal representative for 12 entities across EMENA ensuring statutory requirementsAchievement Highlights:• I transformed the business, preparing it for the global operating model (which was completed in 2020). I developed the strategic plan for driving growth, working with the global leadership team and a consulting company to build a roadmap for execution in EMENA with the local leadership team. The true success of this shift lay in the sales results achieved in 2020 and 2021: 15% growth in the top line in 2021 and a 99% growth in EBITDA from 2020 (an increase in EBITDA from 6% to over 12% over the same period). During this growth phase, the business achieved record cash flows at 10% of turnover and paid record dividends since the company’s inception in 1964.• As Regional GMS I led the tissue business within the pulp and paper industry (the largest single business for the company globally) gaining extensive cross-cultural and international experience and working on strategic projects to ensure the business’s three to five-year global growth strategy. I worked closely with global marketing to develop and drive projects required to meet future growth expectations. As an example, technology enhancements that will be required for 2023 are currently under testing, as well as commercial trials with key partner groups in 2021/2022 which will be required well ahead of competitor and market needs. This will fuel growth for 2023 and beyond.

• Managed the business, including safety for the company, P&L, investments, recruitment process, new technology innovations, manufacturing (Seveso) facility, supplier, and customer engagements• MD of signatory for the Belgium holding company and the other 11 entities across EMENA• Oversight of all functions, including safety, commercial, finance, human resources, information technology, research and development, manufacturing, maintenance, sourcing, and supply chainsAchievement Highlight:• The business was in financial trouble and morale was low with high staff attrition rates. I set the business on a course of growth in readiness for its transformation to a global operating model. The most important shift was in morale and fostering a new positive culture throughout the organisation. This required bringing in new talent, building better teams, creating strong business partnerships, building a Buckman brand, and driving a retention and recruitment plan to build for the future. Due to the shift, the business targeted $100 million in sales in 2022, up from $53 million in 2016 (operating profit of 12% building to the target of 15%). This transformation ensured that the business still exists today, and it is a significant contributor to sales and profitability globally.

• Alignment of the supply chain team to the strategy of the company, with a continued focus on continuous improvement• Managed planning, sourcing, delivery, return functions for the business• Managed the sale of Buckman speciality products to two pulp and paper accounts on the north coast of KZN• Sales Manager for all Pulp and Paper accounts on the coastal area of KZN coast• Management of accounts, customers, applications, projects, troubleshooting, and stock• Liaised with the National Sales Manager on safety, equipment, discipline, financials, business operations, and project-managing all trials

• Senior Sales Representative with a business-line function across market segments, particularly paint and coatings, food and beverage, and ink

• Managed relationships with key customers and driving new and existing sales to this group• New sales to industries such as mining, food and beverage, and pulp and paper