Experience

• 

  Partner at Change Partners, the leading coaching company in South Africa

  • Johannesburg and London

  • Business Coach and OD and Leadership Development Consultant

    • Feb 2014 - Present
    • Johannesburg and London

    Having held top executive positions in my career as a Human Resources leader in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa I am now focussed on coaching, organisational development and leadership development. I have also recently worked on an aid project in Mombasa, developing "careers centres" where disadvantaged young people can find advice, skills training and mentoring to position them for success in (self) employment. I bring my understanding of business, the markets in which organisations operate, and the organisational cultures which support optimal business performance, to enable individuals, teams and organisations to develop and achieve their full potential.

• 

  Standard Bank

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Group Head of HR

    • Jul 2009 - Feb 2014
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    Responsible for advising and executing on the people strategies for the global organisation and leading an HR function of over 1000; advising both the Board, including the Remuneration Committee, and top group executives; coordinating executive talent management and succession planning; learning and development across the group; reward strategy; strategic workforce planning and resourcing; organisational effectiveness and people change management;diversity and inclusion.

• 

  Investcorp

  • Bahrain

  • Group Head of HR

    • Jul 2007 - Jun 2009
    • Bahrain

    Responsible for managing the HR and Administration functions for Investcorp globally. In that role I reviewed all the compensation programs in Private Equity and Hedge Funds; reviewed all benefit programs; developed talent and performance management processes; hired key senior employees;developed the role of HR to create a business partner model; advised on the organisational design of different business lines; advised on employee relations and developed global disaster recovery and crisis management processes.

• 

  SGVF- Societe Generale Group

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Head of Human Resources, UK

    • Jan 2007 - Jul 2007
    • London, United Kingdom

    Responsible for managing the HR function for all SG businesses in the UK with particular emphasis on the investment bank.

• 

  Department for Education and Skills

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Interim Head of Human Resources

    • Aug 2006 - Dec 2006
    • London, United Kingdom

    Responsible for leading the HR function and creating and implementing responses to the recent Departmental Capability Review.

• 

  Deutsche Bank

  • Germany
  • Financial Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Global Head People and Culture

    • 2004 - 2006

    Responsible for creating strategies to build a high performance 'one bank' culture within Deutsche Bank and for ensuring effective processes to attract, retain, develop and motivate talent. Reporting to me were the resourcing team including the graduate resourcing team responsible for recruiting 850 graduates and MBAs every year; talent management, succession planning and diversity; learning and development; employee engagement; HR marketing and communications.

  • Global Head of HR Private Clients and Asset Management

    • Jan 2000 - Jan 2004

    Responsible for HR strategy for the PCAM businesses including over 40,000 staff in retail banking, private banking and asset management. Business Partner for the Asset Management division.

  • Regional Head of HR, Asia Pacific

    • Jan 1997 - Jan 2000

    Responsible for providing a full HR service to all businesses in 18 countries throughout Asia Pacific.

• 

  Schroders

  • London

  • Deputy Group Head of HR

    • Jun 1987 - Jan 1997
    • London

    Management of HR function in Europe;development of Group HR policies including the expat policy, management development initiatives and performance management programme. Developed terms and conditions of employment for new operations in Europe and Asia. Coordinated global compensation strategies and annual bonus review programme and developed long term incentive programmes. Responsible for executive hiring and graduate recruitment programme.