Experience

Doncaster Sheffield Airport

• United Kingdom
• Airlines and Aviation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Cargo

  • Dec 2019 - Present



Etihad

• United Arab Emirates
• Airlines and Aviation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Area Manager Cargo - Africa

  • May 2018 - Dec 2019

  I am responsible for Etihad Cargo’s overall commercial and operational activities in several African countries being South Africa, Kenya, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Madagascar, Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania.

• Country Manager, Cargo

  • May 2014 - Dec 2019

  I manage Etihad Cargo’s overall business and company performance in Southern Africa which includes full responsibility for commercial relationships, operational activities, expanding Etihad's existing customer base in South Africa and increasing Etihad's footprint in neighbouring countries by contracting offline service providers.



Air France KLM Martinair Cargo

• Netherlands
• Airlines and Aviation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Manager South Africa

  • Apr 2013 - Apr 2014

  I was responsible for creating demand and achieving sales for Air France - KLM - Martinair Cargo in South Africa . This was done through building and maintaining customer relationships and developing and executing customer-specific account plans as well as developing and consolidating optimal relationships with intermediaries. I was responsible for creating demand and achieving sales for Air France - KLM - Martinair Cargo in South Africa . This was done through building and maintaining customer relationships and developing and executing customer-specific account plans as well as developing and consolidating optimal relationships with intermediaries.



TNT

• Netherlands
• Freight and Package Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Linehaul Manager South Africa, Namibia

  • Sep 2010 - Mar 2013

  I was responsible for the linehaul process in South Africa and Namibia which entailed the set up and management of TNT's air network, road linehaul network (domestic and cross border) and sub-contractor selection for collection/deliveries nationwide. This included overseeing the assessment of business demand, price negotiation and selection of suppliers.

• Acting Depot General Manager

  • Sep 2011 - May 2012

  I managed the TNT Namibia branch which involved: strategic interaction and re-development of the TNT Namibia client base; key account management; re-engineering and streamlining of business and operational efficiencies; and managing all teams in the branch, including sales team, customer services team and operations team in Windhoek, Walvis Bay and Swakopmund.



KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

• Netherlands
• Airlines and Aviation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Manager / Network Planner

  • Jan 2004 - Aug 2010

  Responsible for overseeing all cargo operational activities and ramp operations for KLM in Johannesburg in order to safeguard correct and safe handling. This also involved forecasting the maximum available operational capacity for Johannesburg and Cape Town and influencing this capacity to realise an optimal match between capacity and demand. Responsible for overseeing all cargo operational activities and ramp operations for KLM in Johannesburg in order to safeguard correct and safe handling. This also involved forecasting the maximum available operational capacity for Johannesburg and Cape Town and influencing this capacity to realise an optimal match between capacity and demand.