• Part of a dynamic leasing team that profitably grew portfolio from owning 5 shopping centres totaling approx. 189,000sft to owning 23 centres totaling 720,836sft• Successfully networked and built relationships with international and national brands, anchor tenants and super markets and facilitated discussions with potential tenants• Excelled at negotiations, sales and marketing • Developed desktop feasibility studies on acquiring potential centres for redevelopments and Greenfield opportunities, made recommendations to asset management division and provided input for final business plan presented to banks for funding • Coordinated contractors, professionals, centre managers and tenants • Directly reported to CEO • Expanded and managed leasing team and liaised with both Centre and Property Managers, who partially reported into me

• Key point of contact for 3 major clients including 1 listed client with an asset value of approx. $ 540 million• Guided clients from conceptual design through to opening of new mall or redevelopment of section of mall. This was achieved by:o Doing desktop feasibility studies of potential development and providing input for final business plan presented to banks for funding. o Effectively collaborating with architects and relevant property professionals to design most effective shopping centre layouts o Compiling rental forecasts for both new developments and existing JHI managed shopping centres o Successfully sourcing and evaluating suitable tenants and negotiating lease contracts

• Hired 5 employees specializing in HR, Office Management, Asset Acquisition and Leasing• Trained and managed 3 Retail Leasing employees and an Office Manager • Successfully negotiated and let vacancies for external landlords • Sourced and represented several local brands and successfully negotiated lease contracts on their behalf• Established proposals for Greenfield developments

• Single handily established Telemarketing and Sales Division• Successfully mentored and managed 5 telemarketers and 3 Sales representatives• Solidified and expanded corporate the client base

• Focused on sales of Swarovski branded corporate gifting • Solidified existing and expanded client base by acquiring new major corporate clients such as MNET, Discovery, Investec, Standard Bank and Primedia by:o Identifying and cold calling prospective companies o Setting up sales presentation meetings with key decision makers o Contract negotiations and finalization

• Developed various programs focusing on promoting the rights and equalities of people with eye related disabilities specifically in Southern African countries (SADAC region)• Negotiated with local governments, NGOs and doctorsEstablished on-site mobile premises, facilitated the upskilling of local doctors by foreign doctors to ensure sustainable operations