Arena-Partners curates teams of independent consultants with the optimal skills, experience and ‘fit’ for our clients. We improve the speed and quality of insights to define our client strategies, transform their businesses, unlock their human potential and align their information and technology platforms.We engage with clients to solve their most pressing challenges. We are focused on helping our clients to transform their businesses to be more competitive and win in their markets. Whether it be strategic choices, operational improvements, marketing to their customers, aligning culture with the strategic intent of the business, or enabling the technology and digital platforms for improved performance.Arena-Partners’ in-house leaders shape and lead every project, ensuring quality, consistency and value. You meet, see and interact directly with our leadership team.We assemble a senior team with the optimal skills, experience and ‘fit’ for our clients.All of our consultants have years of experience. They are senior. There are no greenhorns on our teams!Arena-Partners delivers deep and meaningful solutions that are pragmatic and actionable thus ensuring a lasting positive impact for our clients.

MɅD Associates is a networked consulting firm that provides consulting services in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. We have developed a strong track record completing strategic assignments at large corporate clients in multiple industries. Our clients are generally leading listed businesses where we engage at an executive level. Striving to supply end-to-end services to our clients, our network of associates includes about 40 expert-level consultants from many disciplines. Our consultants are specialists that come with deep experience in the disciplines of strategy development and strategy execution (particularly in programme portfolio development, operating model design and digital transformation). We target consultants with deep consulting experience, achieved at leading Tier 1 consultancies, but who also have experience in leading within organisations. Our engagement teams always have consulting leads that are specifically experienced in the client need that we are supporting. We place a premium value on having experienced people engaging with our clients, who can provide not just good consulting process but bring deep experience into the engagement. For more information please visit our website at http://www.madassociates.co.za.

Business founder. I developed the concept and have driven start-up of the business. This continues to be a big part of my work and an important part of the legacy I hope to leave behind.

Strategy and Business Planning Balanced ScorecardBusiness and People Architecture

Strategy and Business PlanningBalanced ScorecardBusiness and People ArchitecturePerformance ManagementOrganisational DesignPeople ChangeTeam Effectiveness and Organisational Health

Head of Financial Services in Strategy and OperationsGrowth and innovation consulting

Head of Financial Services in Strategy and OperationsGrowth and innovation consulting

Programme managementCustomer interaction centre design and implimentation

Business Architecture for Standard Bank GroupProgramme lead for Community Banking (Lower end of the pyramid retail banking solutions)

Deloitte Programme LeadProgramme Management

New business developmentSales and marketing