Experience

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  La Tonnelle Maison d'Hotes

  • Trou aux Biches, Pamplemousses, Mauritius

  • Managing Director

    • Feb 2023 - Present
    • Trou aux Biches, Pamplemousses, Mauritius
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  Purple Lime Foundation

  • Rivière du Rempart, Mauritius

  • Director

    • Apr 2020 - Present
    • Rivière du Rempart, Mauritius

    Purple Lime is a non-profit organization dedicated to the creation of economic self-sufficiency in youth, in particular young women, through access to relevant education and the establishment of dignified income opportunities. Our mission manifests in our fundamental belief that every person has ...

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  Life

  • Grand Baie, Mauritius

  • Semi Retired

    • Jun 2017 - Present
    • Grand Baie, Mauritius

    Isn't it sad that we wait until we are too old to fully enjoy the fruits of our labor? We work ourselves to a standstill so we can one day afford a good care worker at a comfortable step down facility! Well... here's me on a paradise island with the love of my life! I am so incredibly ble...

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  Mentor: Executive Coach

  • South Africa

  • Mentor; Executive Coach

    • Aug 2002 - Present
    • South Africa

    I inspire individuals, management boards, cultural groupings or social structures to achieve their full potential by assisting them to put ideas into executable order. From analyzing process shortcomings and re-engineering effective solutions to designing a startup venture's organisational ma...

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  Purple Lime Foundation NPC - Previously: Pace F...

  • Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

  • Strategic Advisor; Director

    • Aug 2014 - Present
    • Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

    It is our mission to create economic self-sufficiency among youth, in particular young women, by instilling fundamental skills through access to relevant education so as to unleash their entrepreneurial capacity through a process of self-empowerment and establishing sustainable income opportunities.

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  South African Chamber of Commerce in Mauritius

  • Mauritius

  • Board Member

    • Sep 2018 - Oct 2021
    • Mauritius
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  YesGrowth Ltd

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Chief Investment Officer

    • May 2018 - Jun 2020
    • London, United Kingdom

    Yes Growth Ltd (www.yesgrowth.com) is a UK-based alternative finance company managing a sterling-based, offshore debt fund to provide regular above-average interest returns to investors. Since inception, YesGrowth has originated and processed over £250 million worth of loan applications and durin...

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  Portcullis Capital Solutions Ltd

  • Global

  • CEO and Founder

    • Aug 2016 - Oct 2018
    • Global

    Portcullis Capital Solutions Ltd is a Mauritius based Company licensed and regulated by the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius ('FSC'), to provide, inter-alia, personal and corporate advisory as well as offshore business services.To be licensed by the FSC, Portcullis has to demons...

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  deVere Group

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Wealth Manager

    • Apr 2016 - Aug 2016
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    deVere Group is the world's largest independent financial consultancy group. International investors and expatriates employ us to find financial services products that suit their medium to long term requirements for insurance, investments, savings and pensions. With an excess of US$ 10 billio...

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  Air Interface (Pty) Ltd

  • Pretoria Area, South Africa

  • CEO

    • Nov 2012 - Apr 2016
    • Pretoria Area, South Africa

    Air Interface is a specialist projects, consultation and mentoring firm. Projects undertaken include the print media, the safety and security industry and TAX consultation. As the CEO, I am responsible for conceptualisation, initiation and implementation of all projects thus ensuring delivery of...

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  Glocell

  • Midrand, Gauteng, SA

  • Chief Business Development Officer

    • Jan 2010 - Aug 2012
    • Midrand, Gauteng, SA

    As CBDO, my responsibility included new business development, specialised channel creation and maintenance, creating and implementing financial Services as a Value Add Service and the establishment of alternative revenue streams and profit centres.Glocell is a major player in the Pre-Paid cellula...

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  Glocell Wireless Service Provider

  • Midrand, Gauteng, SA

  • Director

    • Jan 2010 - Aug 2012
    • Midrand, Gauteng, SA

    Glocell Wireless Service Provider (Pty) Ltd (GWSP) is the wholly owned Wireless Application Service division of the Glocell group. GWSP is a member of WASPA (the South African Wireless Services Regulating Authority) and an industry trusted supplier of cellular orientated value add services to thi...

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  The Smart Foundation Ltd

  • Pretoria, SA

  • CEO and Chairman

    • Jul 2007 - Dec 2009
    • Pretoria, SA

    The Smart Foundation is a Section 21 company (company not for gain). Smart focused on Social Labour Plan development and implementation with emphasis on Local Economic Development (LED), Enterprise Development (ED) and Corporate Social Investment (CSI) projects in terms of the BBBEE and DTI score...

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  Virtual Card Services (Pty) Ltd

  • SA, Mauritius, Botswana

  • Director

    • Jan 2008 - Jul 2009
    • SA, Mauritius, Botswana

    VCS was on an international expansion drive. As Commercial Director, I managed all International group-structuring in neighbouring SADEC countries and Mauritius. I was the business development drive behind implementing specialized card management and payment management software applications calle...

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  Globecall International Ltd

  • Mauritius

  • Managing Director

    • Jan 2004 - Jun 2007
    • Mauritius

    As Managing Director, I was responsible for policy and group strategic planning and coordination in all subsidiaries including BTell (Pty) Ltd (SA), Dupin Capital Plc (Switzerland), E-Centrex Ltd (Mauritius). My responsibilities included sourcing, procurement and import of specialized VOIP (Voice...

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  Portcullis Investment Holdings Ltd ( previously...

  • Johannesburg SA

  • Executive Director

    • Jan 2000 - Jul 2002
    • Johannesburg SA

    I negotiated the reverse listing of Deel-Smith and Company (Pty) Ltd, into Perskor Beleggings Ltd and facilitated all aspects regarding the listing, including establishing the prospectus, underwriting and managing the public placement offer.Portcullis was established as the holding company for De...

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  SME Benefit Administrators (Pty) Ltd

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Managing Director

    • Jul 1998 - Jul 2002
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    Requirements set by large institutional investors of Deel-Smith and Company, dictated the establishment of an administration arm for retirement funding. Complying with regulation 28 of the Pension Fund Act required a regulated institution under registration of the SA Financial Services Board. I c...

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  Deel-Smith and Company (Pty) Ltd

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Commercial Director

    • Jan 1998 - Jul 2002
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    Deel-Smith (DLS) was the second largest independent member of SAFEX (South African Futures Exchange) with a Options market share (total trade) exceeding 7.6% of the total SAFEX market with over R13 billion trade turnover per year. DLS established 2 operational trading rooms (Johannesburg and Cate...

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  Self Employed: various

  • International

  • Business Owner

    • Jan 1984 - Dec 1997
    • International

    Brand management, product development, marketing, publishing, development consulting, import, export, logistics, production, franchising, manufacturing, processing. I facilitated large cultural supply chain opportunities between various rural communities and SAB, NSB, ABI and Clay Brick associati...