A broad experienced turn-around specialist that brings in experience from academic, manufacturing, sales and marketing, beverage, oil, logistics, financial services, properties and telecommunications, comfortable in blue chip board level, government engagement, unionized work force in African countries and is highly respected by all the stake holders.

• Managing Director award for technical excellence

• Local manufacturer of products previously imported bringing the costs down by more than 30%

• Conducted lube oil trials to gain local OEMs approvals Regained Anglo American contract through lube trials

• Spearheaded the technology strategy after the disinvestments by Mobil

• Merged the Trek, Sonap and Mobil brands and structures in Eastern Cape (Colesberg, Goerge, PE, East London). Did the retrenchments on my own.

• Redesigned the business model for Retail (company owned versus privately owned, leased, etc.) and Distribution Introduction of the Short Term Incentive Scheme for Sales and Retail Established the Northern Region business unit from scratch (structure, reporting lines and governance, lease, etc.) Exceeded the equity numbers without lowering the standards before it was legislated.

• Only region not to strike during a national strike

• Exceeded the AA targets without compromising standards