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Karin Van Der Walt is a seasoned executive with a proven track record in management, project planning, and strategic planning, driving business growth and customer satisfaction across various industries. As Chief Operating Officer at Skills for Growth (Pty) Ltd, she oversees the Entrepreneur Factory, transferring entrepreneurial skills in areas such as sustainable energy, agriculture, and athletics. With extensive experience in construction, energy, and project management, Karin has successfully designed, constructed, and maintained substations in Africa, primarily for the mining industry. Her expertise extends to public relations, marketing, and business planning, with a strong network of professional athletes and international corporations.

Experience

  • Skills for Growth (Pty) Ltd
    • Kuruman, Northern Cape, South Africa
    • Chief Operating Officer
      • Apr 2022 - Present
      • Kuruman, Northern Cape, South Africa

      Skills for Growth Hub is the Entrepreneur Factory. We transfer sound entrepreneurial skills such as: sewing, embroidery, printing, poultry farming, aquaponics, water bottling, athletics club and many more.

  • Bashewa Sustainable Energy
    • Kuruman, Northern Cape, South Africa
    • Managing Director
      • Sep 2017 - Nov 2022
      • Kuruman, Northern Cape, South Africa

      Primarily involved in the design and construction of sustainable energy developments, including substations, overhead power lines, substation maintenance, solar and energy efficient designs for large factories, buildings and resorts.

    • South Africa
    • Construction
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Chief Executive Offier
      • Nov 2011 - Nov 2022

      Bashewa Construction is actually the merger of Bashewa Power Projects and Bashewa Power Botswana. We pride ourselves with our construction of sustainable energy projects. Our latest project is a substation for a new shaft at a manganese mine in the Northen Cape.

    • Managing Director
      • Nov 2011 - Nov 2022

      We are designing, constructing and maintaining substations in Africa. Mostly for the mining industry.

    • Owner
      • Jan 2004 - Nov 2022

      I have a small Road Running Club that falls under Athletics Gauteng North. At any one time I have only 20 athletes of which 10 will be profesional athletes and 10 will be their sponsoring buddies. It has been working extremely well for us and Zola Budd is also on board now to sponsor all the professional athletes with Newton Shoes (racers and trainers). Some of my athletes are world class and many great athletes stay on our premises throughout the year and train with Bashewa's athletes, such as Elias Mabane, Jane Mudau, Nicholas Marica etc. These are professionla athletes sponsored by international corporations but they train and stay with us.

    • Public Officer
      • Nov 2003 - Dec 2011

      For Bashewa Power Projects in South Africa, I do the marketing, tenders, site visits, training of staff and general public relations work.

    • Managing Director
      • Oct 2007 - Oct 2014

      We design and construct substations in Africa. We have a company in South Africa - Bashewa Power Projects, where I am the Public Officer. We have a small, but powerful, team who is ready to design, built, maintain or upgrade any size substation in Africa.

    • Director
      • Nov 2009 - Sep 2011

      I served on Athletics Gauteng North'b oard of directors.

    • Director
      • Jan 2001 - Nov 2008

      Financial Services Broker firm for Discovery, Liberty, Momentum, PPS, Sanlam and Old Mutual. I became too involved in Bashewa Power to persue Essential Advisory Services interest, but at the moment, we are working on re-entering this business into the financial arena again. Main focus points wil ...

    • Consultant
      • Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

      I worked for Discovery Life, and was tought all their life and health products so that I could start Essential Advisory Services.

Education

  • 2004 - 2007
    University of South Africa

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