Michael Cathie
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Chief Executive Officer at Nando's South Africa at Nando's
Location: City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa 14 work roles 6 schools
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Chief Executive Officer at Nando's South Africa
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City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

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Michael Cathie is listed as Chief Executive Officer at Nando's South Africa at Nando's, based in City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Michael Cathie.

Michael Cathie previously worked as Chief Executive Officer at Nando'S and Chief Executive Officer at Nando'S. Michael Cathie holds Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Strategy Specialism from Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University.

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Mike is a seasoned business executive with a unique combination of marketing and business management experience gathered across three continents. During his tenure with great multinationals as well as top South African companies, Mike has cemented a very thorough understanding of what it takes to make a business successful.His strengths lie in the commercial and people fields and he's had consistent success by being able to strongly link customer and business objectives. His leadership capabilities have been regularly recognised and awarded, and his ability to deliver great results by building and directing high performing teams is well known by all those who have worked with him.His international experience means that he's comfortable in diverse environments and he has had noteworthy successes managing significant projects and resources remotely, sometimes across as many as thirty countries. Mike is passionate about brands and the value they can unlock for businesses, and he's a great believer in the power of smart, motivated people and their ability to deliver extraordinary results.

Listed skills include Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Management, Leadership, and 31 others.

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Michael Cathie work experience

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Chief Executive Officer

Current

Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

Responsible for leading the most amazing South African brand in its home territory.Primary focus on ensuring that happy, talented people deliver great, sustainable business results across the South African market.

Mar 2017 - Present

Chief Executive Officer

Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

Nando's Restco is the business responsible for the company owned and operated Nando's estate.My primary objectives in this role were to improve the capability and engagement of the employees in this business and grow the EBITDA across the portfolio.Both objectives were met.

Aug 2015 - Feb 2017

Chief Marketing Officer

Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

I was the Southern Africa marketing leader for one of South Africa's most iconic global brands.During my tenure in this role Nando's showed significant increases in all key marketing metrics including revenue, profitability, market share and brand health. In addition, our communication continued to win notoriety and major awards for creativity and our.

Mar 2013 - Jul 2015

Chief Strategy Officer

New York, NY, US

This was initially a six month contract position which was extended based on the initial success I had in key initiatives within the agency. Ultimately I was responsible for setting the marketing and communication strategies for clients such as Pick n Pay, Telkom, Land Rover, Jaguar, Colgate Palmolive and Danone. I managed a team of very highly qualified.

Aug 2011 - Sep 2012

Commercial Director

Bryanston, Gauteng, ZA

This role was responsible for the sales and marketing functions at Snackworks, the producer of some of South Africa's best loved brands. I was hired to drive a return to commercially sound business practices with a new leadership team as well as to aggressively address the underserved informal sector of the market.

Jul 2010 - Jul 2011

Category Director : Middle East And Africa

Greater Chicago Area, IL, US

This role was responsible for 56% of the Cadbury revenue in the region and 62% of the profit. The diversity of the portfolio in the different countries, and the various challenges faced throughout the region made this a very exciting management opportunity and the reason for my move back to South Africa.

Jan 2010 - Jun 2010

Director : Worldwide Central Marketing Group

Redmond, Washington, US

This was the broadest global marketing role within the Microsoft organisation. Essentially my team was responsible for ensuring that the subsidiary Marketing Directors delivered satisfactory results for Microsoft through excellent marketing planning and execution. The Global Agency strategy and management role I led as part of my broader responsibilities.

Jul 2008 - Dec 2009

Regional Group Marketing Director

Redmond, Washington, US

This was a broader version of my Marketing Director Role in South Africa. The main priority was to build a functional capability that would deliver the business results needed through effective marketing. The focus areas were attracting and growing great talent, ensuring excellent quality thinking at planning time and effective management throughout the.

Apr 2006 - Jun 2008

Chief Operating Officer

Redmond, Washington, US

This was a wonderful opportunity to take on more of the subsidiary general management responsibilities, while continuing to build the marketing function in the country. During this period Microsoft was recognised as the strongest I.T brand in the country, won the ‘Best Company to work for’ award and delivered consistently excellent revenue and profit.

Jul 2003 - Mar 2006

Marketing Director

Redmond, Washington, US

I was the first classically trained marketing professional to land this role and it took me some time to convince the local and regional leadership to buy into the concept of an annual, consolidated marketing plan for the subsidiary. Perseverance and consistently good business results led to this process becoming a cornerstone of the subsidiary’s AOP and.

Jun 2001 - Jun 2003

General Manager : Consumer Business Division

Redmond, Washington, US

Aug 1998 - Mar 2000

Marketing Manager

Purchase, New York, US

Jun 1996 - Jul 1998

Group Brand Manager

Krugersdorp, Gauteng, ZA

Mar 1992 - Jun 1996
6 education records

Michael Cathie education

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Strategy Specialism

Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University

Mba, General Management

Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University

Certificate, Marketing & Business Leadership

Northwestern University - Kellogg School Of Management

Map, General Management

Wits Business School

Diploma, Advertising

Imm Graduate School

B.Tech, Marketing

University Of Johannesburg
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What company does Michael Cathie work for?

Michael Cathie works for Nando's.

What is Michael Cathie's role at Nando's?

Michael Cathie is listed as Chief Executive Officer at Nando's South Africa at Nando's.

Where is Michael Cathie based?

Michael Cathie is based in City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa while working with Nando's.

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Michael Cathie has worked for Nando'S, Young & Rubicam, Avi Limited, Mondelēz International, and Microsoft Corporation.

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What schools did Michael Cathie attend?

Michael Cathie holds Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Strategy Specialism from Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University.

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Michael Cathie is listed with skills including Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Management, Leadership, Marketing, Marketing Management, Business Strategy, and Strategic Planning.

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