Experience

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  Piedmont Advisory

  • Managing Director

    • Jan 2020 - Present

    Select engagements: Advise a human capital leadership advisory organisation and delivered on the following: o Perform diagnostic of the client’s operational and historical business performance in relation to key performance indicators, i.e., year on year performance, compound annual growth rate, profit after tax; identified gaps in operational processes.o Advise client on commercial, legal and tax structuring strategy to support expansion of business from a single to multi-country focus. o Perform in-depth market analysis across key growth sectors across sub-Saharan Africa based on a hub-and-spoke approach, identified key value drivers such as market size, investment opportunities, and develop iterative processes to mitigate risks for enhanced revenue performance and aggressive growth. Advise aviation services company and:o Develop a roadmap for the set up of its human capital operational infrastructure; Worked with client to define its desired employee experience and talent acquisition approach and strategy.o Assessed and implement a human capital information system.  Advised a bespoke retail outlet on a business turnaround strategy:o Conducted an “as-is” analysis of business operations and identified weaknesses in internal controls such as financial management processes and procedures, ad hoc cash management processes, undefined business systems, inconsistent hiring practices, weak performance management systems, minimal inventory management procedures, non-standardised training and development practices. o Developed a robust business turnaround roadmap which covered improvements to financial operations, digitisation of the inventory management frameworks to plug leakages and opportunities for fraud, robust financial management processes and procedures including use of P&L statements, monthly financial reporting, invoice and expense tracking, etc.o Analysed and developed human capital processes and procedures with clear segregation of duties.

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  Cummins Inc.

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Director, Filtration Business, Africa Middle East Area Business Organisation

    • Sep 2017 - Dec 2019
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

     Responsible for a business unit with a turnover of ~$70M across Africa and the Middle East, air filter and coolant manufacturing as well as a staff of 70+ employees in sales and manufacturing. Designed and championed high performance organisational culture change initiative. Developed and implemented diversity and inclusion strategy and plan for the business unit; led strategy work to improve the representation of women in sales and engineering by analysing gaps and identifying solutions to close those gaps across the organisation.

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  Cummins Africa Middle East

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Director, Corporate Services

    • Jan 2017 - Aug 2017
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

     Had responsibility for Legal, Government Relations, Ethics & Compliance, Cummins Business Services, the Project Management Office, IT, Security, Real Estate & Facilities; led an organisation of 100+ employees. Led the development of a government relations strategy and plan for the region by analysing gaps and support needed to ensure the organisation could achieve revenue generation objectives while proactively mitigating risks; effectively manage external stakeholders. Developed and implemented a cross-functional fraud prevention program aimed at avoiding loss of revenue; led the establishment of a controls committee which led to significant improvement in the internal controls environment.

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  Cummins Inc.

  • United States
  • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Director & Corporate Counsel, Legal & Corporate Affairs, Africa

    • Jan 2013 - Dec 2016

     Led the legal & corporate affairs department with responsibility for legal, company secretarial services, ethics & compliance and government relations; responsible for the annual operating budget of the function Led, developed and executed the organisation’s Governance, Risk, and Controls (GRC) structure and framework as well as the ethics & compliance and government relations strategies Provided strategic counsel to executive team and country operations on complex transactions and business growth initiatives, entity set ups and closures, organisational restructuring and redesign efforts, and industrial relations; advised on the local laws that governing retrenchments and severance packages; managed litigation against the company.

  • Corporate Counsel, Africa

    • May 2012 - Apr 2013

     Advise business partners on employment law matters as well as legal aspects of Cummins’ business strategy in Africa; Provide legal counsel on key projects such as joint ventures, entity formations, and distributor/dealer arrangements, legal risks, exposures and mitigation options regarding legal and business issues; Draft and review legal documents and provide legal advice on a wide variety of commercial transactions including mergers and acquisitions; Develop policies and procedures Manage litigation; manage and consult with outside counsel  Develop and implement processes and procedures  Conduct ethics and compliance training on anti-bribery and fair competition, amongst others

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  Habitat for Humanity International

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa; Atlanta, Georgia, United States

  • Assistant General Counsel, Africa & the Middle East; Assistant General Counsel, U.S. Field Office

    • Jul 2007 - Mar 2012
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa; Atlanta, Georgia, United States

     Provided counsel to senior management in the Africa-Middle East (AME) region as well as Habitat's national affiliated entities on complex legal and corporate matters particularly on human resource s and employee relations issues; managed the formation and dissolution of branch offices and affiliated entities. Implemented and managed Habitat’s enterprise risk management initiative in the AME region; led crisis management and disaster response efforts.

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  Nelson Mullins

  • Columbia, South Carolina Area; Charleston, South Carolina Area

  • Associate

    • Sep 2003 - Jul 2007
    • Columbia, South Carolina Area; Charleston, South Carolina Area

     Managed cases and represented companies in various aspects of the law with a focus on employment; conducted training and professional development for human resource professionals across client base to ensure a good understanding and compliance with the labor laws.  Drafted various legal pleadings, motions, legal briefs, etc.; conducting and defending depositions, attending hearings and successfully arguing motions before both state and federal courts. Managed large electronic document production project to be used in complex legal matters; conducted extensive legal research on complex legal issues related to trademark litigation, labor and employment matters, general business litigation, immigration law, etc.