Experience

Sail Group

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jun 2020 - Present

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Oct 2018 - Jun 2020



Underground Mining Services Group (UMS Group)

• Executive Director

  • Mar 2015 - Sep 2018

  MD International and Group Commercial



Shaft Sinkers plc

• Commercial Director

  • Dec 2013 - Feb 2015

• Project Director

  • Dec 2012 - Dec 2013



Shaft Sinkers (Pty) Limited

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Jun 2011 - Nov 2012

  This role entailed, aligning the financial and operational goals with the Group strategy, ensuring adherence with reporting and governance requirements, reporting to the Group’s Executive Committee, the Board and Audit Committee. This role also involved management of the Group working capital, liquidity, profit, cash flow, intercompany funding, third party bonding and lending facilities, management of the treasury, internal audit, centralised procurement, human resources and information… This role entailed, aligning the financial and operational goals with the Group strategy, ensuring adherence with reporting and governance requirements, reporting to the Group’s Executive Committee, the Board and Audit Committee. This role also involved management of the Group working capital, liquidity, profit, cash flow, intercompany funding, third party bonding and lending facilities, management of the treasury, internal audit, centralised procurement, human resources and information technology functions, implementation of a new Group ERP system, a new Group Whistleblowing facility and a new BEE structure, including establishing of a new employee empowerment trust. Show more Show less



Holgoun Group

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Oct 2009 - May 2011

• Chief Financial and Investment Officer

  • Apr 2007 - May 2011



Shaft Sinkers (Pty) Limited

• Audit Committee Chair and Non Executive Director

  • Mar 2008 - Dec 2010

  This role entailed exercising of the non-executive director’s roles and responsibilities within the Shaft Sinkers Group. This role included, setting and ensuring achievement of the Shaft Sinkers Group’s strategic objectives, ensuring that appropriate internal control, governance, supervisory and reporting structures are adhered to. Played a key role in restructuring and listing of Shaft Sinkers on the Main Board of the London Stock Exchange during December 2010.



Bateman Engineering plc

• Professional assistant to CEO

  • Feb 2006 - Mar 2007

• Head of Group Internal Audit and Risk Management

  • Oct 2005 - Mar 2007



Anglo American

• Divisional Audit Manager

  • Mar 2002 - Sep 2005

  This role entailed review and implementation of risk management processes within the London and Johannesburg Corporate Head Offices, including Captive insurers located in Bermuda, Ireland and South Africa. This role included, identification of control weaknesses and designing of mitigating controls within Corporate Head Office environments, notably within treasury operations, electronic fund transfer systems, bank accounts and SAP applications, identification of control weaknesses and designing… This role entailed review and implementation of risk management processes within the London and Johannesburg Corporate Head Offices, including Captive insurers located in Bermuda, Ireland and South Africa. This role included, identification of control weaknesses and designing of mitigating controls within Corporate Head Office environments, notably within treasury operations, electronic fund transfer systems, bank accounts and SAP applications, identification of control weaknesses and designing of mitigating controls within Holdac Limited and Coromin Limited, Captive insurers, notably within corporate governance, re-insurance and renewal, insurance underwriting, premium and claims processes, South African Reserve Bank regulatory compliance reviews in terms of the Import and Export Undertakings. In addition, played a key role in preparation of the quarterly Turnbull report for submission to the Audit Committee and Anglo American plc Board. Show more Show less



Deloitte South Africa

• Audit Manager

  • Jan 2000 - Feb 2002

• Article Clerk

  • Jan 1997 - Dec 1999