cillie swart

Founder Director at Transkaroo Communications

Bio Summary

Consulting clients include Eskom, Transnet, Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission (PICC), National Credit Regulator. Expertise includes Strategic Planning, Transaction Advisory, Commercial Due Diligence, Business Case Development, Economic Impact Studies, Customer Centricity, Financial Sector Regulation. Drafting of legislation and regulation as Deputy Director at Financial Sector Policy Unit at National Treasury of South Africa.

Strategy specialist with a BA (Harvard) majoring in Economics (specialising in International Trade and Investment) and Linguistics and an MBA (Kuehne Logistics University) specialising in Maritime Logistics.

Extensive experience localizing content for a number of Fortune 500 companies. Top-tier management consulting experience working on projects with Deloitte, McKinsey & Company, CapGemini, Barclays Capital, Burlington Strategy Advisors.

Employment History

Founder Director

Transkaroo Communications

August 2011 - April 2022

Pretoria, South Africa

Localization, including editing and translation, for a number of Fortune 500 companies and others including annual reports, investor documentation, marketing prospectuses, cost-benefit analysis reports and other medical, fina ...see more

Senior Manager

Burlington Strategy Advisors

October 2013 - July 2014

Johannesburg, South Africa

Project management of strategic private and public sector engagements, including transaction advisory, economic impact studies, commercial and financial due diligence, organisational development, business turnaround, human re ...see more

Manager

Deloitte Consulting

May 2012 - September 2013

Johannesburg, South Africa

Helped clients to identify strategies for growth and value creation, and to develop appropriate business models, operating models, and capabilities to support their strategic vision and mission. Analysed economic impact of co ...see more

Senior Economist

National Treasury Of South Africa

December 2008 - April 2012

Pretoria, South Africa

Advised the Minister of Finance on tax policy issues, design and legislative framework of the financial sector. Helped design new real estate investment trust (REIT) regime and pension fund regulation.

Strategy Consultant

Absa

April 2008 - November 2008

Johannesburg, South Africa

Advised Executive Committee on foreign exchange, funding (wholesale vs. retail), prime brokerage, and private equity opportunities in Africa.

Operations Consultant

GeminiConsulting

November 2007 - March 2008

Johannesburg, South Africa

Analyzed clients understand supply chain issues, developed solutions and steered them to transformation. Built model to help South African Revenue Service coordinate purchasing decisions.

Merchandise Controller And Planner

Makro South Africa

February 2003 - August 2006

Johannesburg, South Africa

Co-ordinated daily replenishment and sales monitoring for over 500 product lines. Planned budgets for multimedia department in merchant division. Reduced days forward cover from 85 to 55 days.

Education

Master's in Business Administration/Management

Kühne Logistics University

2007

Bachelor's in Economics , Linguistics

Harvard University

2003

Language Skills

Afrikaans German English

Country Experience

South Africa United States Germany

Skills

Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics

Logistics,

Strategic Sourcing,

Supply Chain Optimization,

Demand Planning,

Inventory Management,

Lean

Business

Benchmarking & Best Practice,

Business Case,

Business Planning,

Feasability Studies,

Innovation Strategy,

Growth Strategy,

Strategic Planning,

Strategic Management

Finance

Corporate Finance,

Investment Strategy,

Revenue Growth

Marketing and Public Relations

Customer Insights,

Market Research