Work Experience
National Treasury (Chief Director – Sectoral Oversight): Mar 2007 – current
· Led the design and implementation of financial structures for recapitalising Eskom, SAA and several other state owned enterprises.
· Worked on the unbundling and listing of Vodacom.
· Reviewed and monitored the financial performance of the 20 largest state owned entities in South Africa in order to determine the credit risk posed to government.
Nelson Mandela Foundation (Consultant): Dec 2006 – Feb 2007
· Led the development of combined fund raising strategy for the Nelson Mandela
Foundation, Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund and Mandela Rhodes Foundation to build an endowment fund to sustain the organisations.
McKinsey & Company (Associate): Sept 2005 – current
· Recommended a strategy for a South African retailer wanting to expand into Africa.
· Contributed to developing a blue-print for restructuring a leading South African petrochemical company to enable international expansion.
· Designed and co-ordinated a capability building programme for a parastatal organisation
including both operational and interpersonal skills training.
· Developed an approach to diagnosing issues and implementing diversity interventions in
large corporates.
Kerzner International (Consultant): Sept 2004 – 2005
· Developed project finance models for local and international hotel developments.
Old Mutual (Project Manager for development of BEE Investment Vehicle): Jan 2003 – Dec 2003
· Co-ordinated a project to develop a financial vehicle to pool black policy holder capital for investment in BEE equity transactions.
Wipcapital (Corporate Financial Risk Management Advisor): Jan 2000 – Dec 2002
· Evaluated financial structures used for BEE deals for the BEE Commission report.
· Sold, structured and priced fixed income risk management hedges primarily for life
assurance companies, asset managers and pension funds. Major transaction was a R8
billion hedge for Transnet Pension Fund.
· Collaboratively developed a strategic financial risk management framework for Metropolitan Life and Momentum Life.
· Drew up a design for Transnet Treasury to facilitate the offering of treasury services on an arms length, commercial basis to subsidiaries.
Qualifications
MBA – University of Cape Town
· Top student for Quantitative Analysis.
· Placed overall in the top 10% of the class.
· Core Subjects: Strategy, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Managing Human Resources, Manufacturing and Operations, Economics, Business Government and Society, Quantitative Analysis, Information Systems, Communication, Leadership and Learning, Change Management.
· Electives: Coaching, Developing the Talent Pool, Depth Consulting and Facilitation
Advanced Leadership, Project Management and Negotiation, Consumer Behaviour,
Management Control Systems.
· Company Analysis Project: FAMSA (Western Cape).
· Research Report: Product Development at Old Mutual.
MA (Advanced Organisational Consulting) – City University (London) / Tavistock Institute
· Course focuses on effecting change in complex organisations
B.Comm Honours (Mathematics) – University of Stellenbosch
· Graduated Cum Laude and was one of only 15 students each year awarded academic
colours (1997).
· Top Mathematics student 1994, 1996, 1997.
· Student Assistant helping students during tutorials (1996,1997).
Social Sciences - UNISA
· Top student for Sociology II module.
· Psychology I, II and III completed with distinctions.
· Industrial Psychology I and II.
· Sociology I and II.
· Economics I and II.
Matric – Natal Education Department (NED)
· Placed 6th amongst the NED matriculants in 1993.
· 5 A’s achieved in Mathematics, Physical Science, Biology, Applied Mathematics and
Accountancy.
Additional Information
· Represented South Africa internationally at Track and Field Athletics.
· South African 1,500m champion.
· Proficient in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access Database and Visual Basic.
· Fluent in English and Afrikaans.