Experience

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  Norsad Capital

  • Botswana
  • Investment Management
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Portfolio and Risk Director

    • Jul 2023 - Present

    Impact Investing in SADC and East & West Africa

  • Portfolio and Risk Consultant

    • Apr 2022 - Jul 2023

    Portfolio and Risk oversight of impact investments in SADC, East and West Africa. which contribute to sustainability and building a Better Africa

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  Grey Matter(s)

  • Johannesburg Metropolitan Area

  • Principal

    • Mar 2018 - Present
    • Johannesburg Metropolitan Area

    e Learning business working with Corporate's to provide Enterprise Development to SMME's, through cost effective module based training which provides "how to" tools and insights, for strategy, business planning, operations management, financial and working capital management, in...

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  Grey Insight (Pty) Ltd

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Director

    • Mar 2018 - Present
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    Founding Director of network entity of experienced professionals providing sustainable value add solutions to business challenges and objectives across credit, risk, operations, strategy, working capital optimisation, business turnaround execution and capital raising

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  Inoxico

  • City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

  • Senior Business Executive

    • Aug 2021 - Mar 2022
    • City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

    Subject matter expert advisor on trade credit analytics and predictive payment and default probability models, which achieve streamlining and automating credit process, through appropriate trade credit limit recommendations to clients, which achieves a quantified reduction in total cost of credit...

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  Nedbank Swaziland Ltd

  • Mbabane

  • Interim Chief Operating Officer

    • Oct 2019 - Jul 2021
    • Mbabane

    Digital Strategy execution and Operational Responsibility for all areas of the bank in the Region, including AML implementation and Market conduct roll out to drive improvement in customer service and Net Promoter Score (NPS)

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  Burlington Strategy Advisors

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Managing Director

    • Jul 2014 - Feb 2018
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    Head of Strategy Advisory business engaged in due diligence, valuations, strategy design and execution implementation. Dual responsibility as Group Executive Head Human Resources, Facilities & IT (2016-2018)

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  Absa

  • Sandton

  • Head Credit Restructuring Advisory = Wealth and Investment Management

    • Mar 2010 - Jun 2014
    • Sandton

    Strategic execution and optimization of returns on restructuring and recoveries of distressed asset portfolio for High Net Worth individuals and their related entities. Impairment management oversight including input into risk model design and validation

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  KPMG

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Senior Manager

    • Jul 2006 - Feb 2010
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    Engagement lead on various Financial and Operations Risk Advisory assignments globally in the Financial Services sector including risk reviews of banks in the Middle East and development of a Micro Entrepreneurial Finance solution in South Africa (Bank of Grameen aligned)

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  Nedbank

  • Sandton

  • Head SME Credit

    • Mar 2000 - Mar 2006
    • Sandton

    SMME segment credit portfolio executive management responsibility across assessment, risk monitoring including execution of risk systems from development to roll out. Operations executive with responsibility for SMME banking relationship call centre (120 seats), leveraging credit scoring and De...

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  Sasfin Bank Ltd

  • Sandton

  • Group Advances Director

    • Feb 1998 - Feb 2000
    • Sandton

    Executive responsibility for credit lending portfolio across import, debtor, asset, equipment and rental financing, including securitisation of AUM portfolio.

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  Experian

  • Randburg

  • Operations Director

    • Sep 1993 - Jan 1998
    • Randburg

    Executive responsibility for Operations including Database Design, Data management, and IBM AS 400 system implementation. Strategic responsibility for development and implementation of Risk Management scorecards and methodologies

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  Credit Guarantee

  • Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa

  • Senior Account Manager

    • 1982 - 1993
    • Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa

    Sales Underwriting and Claims management of Domestic and Export Credit Insurance Risks including Capital Export Project Finance Risks