Coenraad Bezuidenhout
Principal at BrightWolves South Africa- Claim this Profile
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Afrikaans Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Elementary proficiency
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Dutch Limited working proficiency
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Credentials
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TCFD framework and EU corporate reporting regulations
Climate Disclosure Standards BoardJul, 2021- Sep, 2024 -
Alcohol Policy and Public Health
Pan American Health OrganizationApr, 2021- Sep, 2024 -
Carbon Taxation, Short Course
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)Apr, 2021- Sep, 2024
Experience
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BrightWolves South Africa
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South Africa
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Principal
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Sep 2023 - Present
Since its 2017 inception in Belgium, BrightWolves has grown into a highly respected business, sustainability, and digital transformation consultancy, thanks to a great team of motivated, ambitious and talented consultants and senior experts. I help grow its business from South Africa. It has been accumulating a loyal client base in this country and into the rest of the continent since establishing here in 2022 because of its bias for action and driving impact, from strategy to implementation. Show less
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Maverick Shared Value / Self-employed
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South Africa
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Business Consulting and Services
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Principal / Independent Consultant
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Jul 2020 - Aug 2023
Successfully delivering a strategic sustainability engagement and research support offer for government, corporates & NGO’s, as part of which I also take on fractional or FTE temporary roles as clients require. Key recent projects including: ● Identifying IPR barriers to circular innovation across eight African and Indian Ocean Developing Island States for the Indian Ocean Commission, winning a 2nd phase to promote the repair economies in these countries. ● Six month assignment as Chief of Staff to the Executive Mayor of the City of Ekurhuleni. Focus on building strategies and systems to facilitate the working of the minority coalition government; to mitigate risks, inform policy and city government organisation, improve service delivery and business relations, and ensure safe budget passage. The assignment involved making various key appointments and providing leadership to a staff compliment of around 70 ● Other clients include: FTI Consulting SA, Berlin-based AEDI sustainability design and project facilitation agency, Total Exposure PR, Stadio Holdings and South African Private Higher Education(SAPHE) Show less
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FTI Consulting
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Managing Director
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Oct 2015 - Jul 2020
● Generated significant additional revenue with the establishment of a successful public affairs practice. ● Subsequently focused on sustainability and ESG in addition to policy enablement, due diligence, trade advisory and geopolitical risk advisory both on a single practice basis, as well as in conjunction with FTI financial advisory disciplines and external advisers such as Rothschild & Co (e.g. for a 5-yearUSD1.7bn investment and disposals program by FMCG giant across Africa) ● Contributed to building FTI’s global ESG offer and resilience compass model and independently developed a comprehensive sustainability and regulatory futureproofing methodology, which was rolled out across African markets for a range of clients (largest project value at risk estimates in range ofUSD300m) ● Key sectors: finance (capital markets, banks, short-term insurance and fintech), FMCG, oil and gas,aviation, QSR, agricultural technology, state-owned entities and durable goods. ● Key markets: project lead on SSA markets and team member on various EMEA-wide and US-based client projects. Show less
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Manufacturing Circle
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South Africa
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Director
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Jan 2012 - Sep 2015
Policy wins included: ● key changes and reviews of the energy efficiency, manufacturing investment and advanced manufacturing and technology support programs; ● the government-sponsored initiation of a “Buy Back SA” buy local campaign (which the Manufacturing Circle ultimately produced); and, ● improved government-manufacturing engagement (in key industrial municipalities, with the competition and trade authorities and the South African Reserve Bank). In addition I served as chief spokesperson, produced a well-publicised quarterly "Manufacturing Survey" research bulletin, represented South African manufacturing BRICS and EU-SA trade business councils, concluded numerous research and funding partnerships (with Deloitte, KPMG, DTI, think tanks and theWorld Bank) and co-founded the SA Manufacturing Indaba. Show less
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Business Unity South Africa
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Think Tanks
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Director: Economic Policy
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Feb 2011 - Jan 2012
● Generated significant media and policy influence with key submissions on the annual National budget and Medium-Term Budget Policy Statements in Parliament● Marshalled business policy and action inputs for the government's New Growth Path basic education, skills development, green economy and local procurement accords● Produced all BUSA submissions on State Intervention in the Mining Sector, to the Presidential Review Commission on State Owned Enterprises and on Executive Remuneration
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Business Parliamentary Liaison Executive
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May 2009 - Jan 2011
Established the BUSA Parliamentary Office and managed all business parliamentary engagements.
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Various Companies
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Early Career Summary
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Jan 2004 - May 2009
Various positions around the Parliamentary precinct in Cape Town:● Chief of Staff, Leader of the Opposition – January 2008 to April 2009● Contract Political Science Lecturer, Eduvos – January 2008 to December 2008● Economics Researcher, Democratic Alliance – April 2006 to December 2007● Parliamentary Monitor, Parliamentary Monitoring Group – January 2004 to March 2006
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School/Student employment summary
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May 1993 - Dec 2003
Roles held included:● Project Assistant: Integrated Marketing and Information Management System, Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism – January 2001 to December 2003● Programme Assistant: Masters Programme in Conflict Transformation, Nelson Mandela University –January 1999 to December 2000● Airport Rental Agent, Tempest Car Rental – January 1998 to December 1999● Waiter and Occasional FOH Manager, Spur Steak House – May 1993 to December 1997
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Education
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2020 - 2025
University of Cambridge
Master of Studies (MSt) Sustainability Leadership. Subsumes Postgrad Diploma (PG Dip) awarded 2023, at the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership (CISL) -
2021 - 2023
Boston University
Master of Business Administration (MBA), at the Questrom School of Business -
2002 - 2003
Nelson Mandela University
Master of Philosophy (MPhil), South African Politics and Political Economy at the School for Government and Social Sciences -
1997 - 2001
Nelson Mandela University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government
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