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Martin started his first business, a mechanical project engineering company, in 1993. He established subsidiary interests in civil engineering, the supply of engineering consumables into Africa and industrial innovations. He sold the company to a private consortium during 1998, whereafter he served as CEO of the holding company's industrial division. The group went on to acquire control of a JSE listed industrial company where Martin served as CEO during its restructuring.During this period, Martin also spearheaded the establishment of a materials technology joint venture company and was the primary architect of its international roll-out and commercialisation strategy. This portfolio was at the time provisionally valued by a top auditing firm at several hundred million ZAR, with a downstream value in the billions.In 2005/6, Martin served as South African MD of a Danish industrial automation company and subsequently relocated to Denmark. Whilst living in Copenhagen and commuting between the two countries, Martin agreed to lead the establishment and roll-out of EGN into South Africa. He also successfully raised nearly R800 million from a leading Scandinavian private equity fund for the acquisition of a European manufacturer of industrial products, combined with in-principle funding of further international acquisitions. Martin particularly enjoys “greenfields” or “blue ocean” business projects where sound strategy and tactics need to be combined with truly creative thinking. He is the architect of a number of innovative business and socio-economic projects.

Born July 1962 in Johannesburg SA, Martin qualified as a Mechanical Engineer in 1985 and obtained a B Com degree in 1988 with majors in economics, business economics and quantitative management. He joined the Johannesburg Electricity Department as a student engineer and was promoted to Senior Project Manager before leaving in 1989 to pursue a career in the private sector:Regional Sales Manager at an international industrial company specialising in the design, manufacture and distribution of seals for pumps, valves and rotary furnaces to all industries.Project Manager at a turnkey project engineering company, specialising in water treatment plants and controlled environments for agricultural projects.Senior Contracts Manager at a local government department responsible for the generation and distribution of electricity throughout the greater Johannesburg Metropolitan area.