Experience

George Municipality

• Utilities
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Executive Mayor

  • May 2020 - Present

• Executive Mayor: George Municipality

  • May 2020 - Present

  Executive Mayor of George Municipality, an intermediate city in South Africa, located in the Garden Route of South Africa

• Municipal Councillor

  • May 2011 - May 2022

  Served as Member of the Mayoral Committee with Portfolio responsibility for Finance (2011-16); Chair of Finance Committee (oversees Finance and Financial Accounting; Budget, key oversight of Audit function); provides Strategic Planning advice; close involvement with Economic Development and Tourism; ensuring that Operating Budget is re-aligned to provide wider Income base, strategic focus on Expenditure for Core Infrastructure Services (Water, Sewerage, Civil Engineering, Roads and Stormwater, Electricity, Refuse Collection), ensuring internal generation of funds for Capital Budget; review of Integrated Development Programme. George has critical shortage of housing at basic level, has large scale unemployment. Growth of the economy needs to be fostered and developed. Also closely involved with business aspects of other municipal departments; public relations; inter-government relations. Also Ward Councillor for the beautiful Wilderness ward, a rural area situated within the Garden Route National Park which includes the NMMU university campus in George, the Hoekwil farming area (milk and vegetable production), the Wilderness and Lakes tourism area and beaches and Wilderness and Hoekwil villages.



Invest Garden Route and Greybeard Business Catalysts

• George Area, South Africa

• Founding Catalyst Partner

  • Jun 2010 - Dec 2019

  Economic development and catalyst consultancy tackling economic growth and job creation projects on Garden Route using website www.investgardenroute.co.za as platform (see also on facebook) managed through Greybeard Business Catalysts. Collaborative approach being applied; objective to raise venture capital fund for ventures ranging from small tourism product activities / events through to agriprocessing, manufacturing aimed at enterprise development for large corporates; investment bank advisory role (also mentorship, director / governance)



South African Clean Energy Solutions Ltd

• Non-executive Director, Founding shareholder

  • Oct 2010 - Oct 2017

  Company formed to undertake projects to convert waste energy to usable energy; solar energy projects. Company formed to undertake projects to convert waste energy to usable energy; solar energy projects.



Greybeard Business Catalysts

• George Area, South Africa

• Director

  • Dec 2010 - May 2011

  Greybeard is a catalyst for economic development and job creation projects in the Garden Route / Southern Cape of the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Based in George. Particularly interested in manufacturing industries, Tourism, Agriculture / Agro-processing, Furniture/Wood, Housing, all SME businesses wishing to grow (employees 5 to 500). Will assist with strategy and mentoring, raising equity and loan capital. Involved with Pilot Projects in early 2011. In next phase wish to raise Funds (e.g. Enterprise Development Fund, Angel Investors' Fund, willing to work in conjunction with Development Funding Institutions) that can be invested in key economic sectors within geographical region. Want to practically implement economic development, utlising skills and experience gained over 30 years in corporate finance, private equity, management and as chartered accountant in public practice.



Emergent Investments (Pty) Ltd

• Financial Director

  • Jul 2006 - Nov 2010

  Financial and Executive Director, Shareholder, Founder of company owning commercial property in company structured like loan stock company owned as a private equity buisness Financial and Executive Director, Shareholder, Founder of company owning commercial property in company structured like loan stock company owned as a private equity buisness



Industrial Development Corporation of SA Ltd. (IDC)

• Chief Professional Officer

  • 1981 - 1985

  Team Leader / Coordinator of teams working on development and risk / venture capital projects ranging from MossGas (forerunner for PetroSA) project to others in mining related, agroprocessing, full spectrum of manufacturing fields ans developed internal financial planning capacity within IDC (financial model to predict cash flow requirements over short and long term). Team Leader / Coordinator of teams working on development and risk / venture capital projects ranging from MossGas (forerunner for PetroSA) project to others in mining related, agroprocessing, full spectrum of manufacturing fields ans developed internal financial planning capacity within IDC (financial model to predict cash flow requirements over short and long term).