Experience

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  MC Digital

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Director of Strategy and Governance and Owner

    • Jan 2014 - Present
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    Competitive and Strategic Implementation facilitator and linking Strategy to Governance..Makin & Associates has transformed to MC Digital to advise on strategy and the digital age.

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  University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika

  • Midrand South Africa

  • Professor

    • Jan 1990 - Present
    • Midrand South Africa

    Professor : Strategy and GovernancePublic and Private Sector Governance

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  USB Executive Development (Pty)Ltd, University of Stellenbosch Business School

  • Johannesburg and Western Cape

  • Facilitator Governance and Strategy USB Executive Development Available online and face to face.

    • 2017 - 2022
    • Johannesburg and Western Cape

    Strategy and Governance

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  Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL)

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Professor

    • Jan 2014 - Feb 2020
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    Professor teaching Public Sector Governance EDP level 8 Unisa Graduate Business SchoolFacilitator Strategy and Governance University of Stellenbosch USB-ED.

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  Makin & Associates

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Owner

    • Jan 2010 - Feb 2020
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    •Specialist analyst in Corporate Strategy and Governance. Graduate Business school management, Executive and Distance Education expertise.•Extensive experience in teaching and consulting in Corporate and Business Strategy.•Private and Public Sector governance using the Balanced Scorecard to assist the board to obtain information to make sustainable and integrated decisions. •Direct experience as a Non - Executive Director in the diamond mining industry.•International programs and partnership development with the main focus being on emerging markets, BRICS and doing Business in Africa•Extensive network of academic talent from Africa, Europe and the USA

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  University of the Witwatersrand

  • Johannesburg, Gauteng

  • Academic Director

    • Jan 2012 - Dec 2013
    • Johannesburg, Gauteng

    Professor: Strategy and GovernanceAcademic Director WBS. Academic and business management of Master programs at Wits Business School(WBS) Johannesburg . WBS is a leading business school in South Africa and a subsidiary of Wits University which is the premier university in the Johannesburg region.

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  Alexkor

  • Non-Executive Director

    • 2007 - Sep 2012

    Chairperson REMCO

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  University of Maryland University College

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Adjunct Associate Professor

    • 2005 - 2012
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    Taught Strategy Capstone class online in South Africa. Also taught face to face in USA.

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  Harold Pupkewitz Graduate School of Business

  • Windhoek, Khomas, Namibia

  • Director

    • Jan 2010 - Dec 2011
    • Windhoek, Khomas, Namibia

    Director Harold Pupkewitz Graduate School of Business.

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  Nova Southeastern University

  • Ft Lauderdale

  • Visiting Professor

    • 2001 - 2002
    • Ft Lauderdale

    Taught the Strategy Capstone and Venture Capital MBA class.

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  Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Diplomatic liaison officer

    • Jan 1977 - Jan 1982
    • London, England, United Kingdom

    Diplomatic and Scientific Liaison Head of the South African University Office