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Bio Summary

Experienced Project Manager with a demonstrated track record of managing project teams in engagements within Financial Services, Health, Mining, Development Finance, and Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT). Key focus areas have been Business process optimisation, Strategy, Operational inefficiencies, as well as Risk management projects in South Africa and the Middle East.

Prior to Management Consulting: Management Associate at Citi Bank. Core responsibilities included Strategic process improvement initiatives, deeper client wallet penetration, and client relationship management in Citi's Global Subsidiaries Group (GSG). Financial Services experience also includes an Asset Management background within Allan Gray's Unit Trust division.

Employment History

Project Manager & Business Development Director

EMZ Advisory

October 2020 - July 2021

Sandton, South Africa

• Project Manager responsible for a team of 9 Management Consultant reports focused on Mining, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Health, and Insurance sectors • Provision of thought leadership on client project problem ...see more

Business Project Manager

MultiChoice

November 2019 - September 2020

Randburg, South Africa

• Project Manager of a Business-led technology transformation programme with multiple project streams • Chairing daily stand-up meetings to track deliverables against timelines on Trello • Optimisation and mapping of ...see more

Project Manager

True North Partners

May 2017 - October 2019

Sandton, South Africa

• Strategic redesign and the optimisation of relevant processes surrounding credit lending and credit risk decision making for large South African banks • Project manager responsible for the implementation team on an end- ...see more

Senior Management Consultant

True North Partners

November 2015 - April 2017

Sandton, South Africa

• Part of a team that executed a credit process optimisation project at an IFRS9 early adopting bank in South Africa • Conducted numerous trainings on the use of risk, pricing, and credit submission tools at various branc ...see more

Management Associate

Citibank N.A.

September 2013 - October 2015

Sandton, South Africa

Global Subsidiaries Group • Citi bank funding alternatives analysis (Import Finance, Export finance) • Business Momentum Workshop presentation which was presented to Citi New York by the Citi SA GSG Head The presentation had three components: • Analysing Citi’s position in Africa in comparison to its global competitors • Identifying best practice benchmarks within Citi globally that could be replicated in Africa presence countries • Client feedback analysis to strengthen Citi’s position as a leading Investment bank globally Corporate Banking (Institutional Clients Group) • African financial market lending capacity analysis – Reviewing the bank and institutional investor markets in Citi presence countries in Africa, as well as each of the major banks’ Legal Lending Limits (LLL) to give the corporate finance team an indication of each bank’s estimated participation in markets across Africa Equities Research • Gambling industry analysis – specifically focused on LPMs (Limited Pay-out Machines) which had generated great revenue over the preceding five years in the SA market. Focus was on two hotel chains who are major players in this market (both listed on the JSE) • Southern Africa sugar industry analysis – A seven-year revenue analysis of the three major players in the industry in the region Treasury & Trade Solutions (Trade and Supplier Finance) • Supplier finance presentation and pitch to a global market leader in the logistics industry • Salesforce data reconciliation - business won, lost and pipeline deals Enterprise Risk Management • Sub Saharan Africa control environment analysis • Operational risk policy review • Sub Saharan Africa outsourcing risk review • Regulator fines analysis for Citi Bank across Sub Saharan Africa Product Sales • Citi product sales pitch preparation with SSA (Sub-Saharan Africa) sales team • Product offering presentations to clients with SSA sales team

MANCO & LISP Investment Authoriser

Allan Gray

March 2013 - August 2013

Cape Town, South Africa

• Signing-off investments for direct clients & financial advisers whose assets under management were under R20 million • Authorising investments going into the 9 Allan Gray funds as well as external unit trust funds on th ...see more

MANCO & LISP Investment Consultant

Allan Gray

June 2012 - February 2013

Cape Town, South Africa

• Processing investments for direct clients & financial advisers whose assets under management are under R10 million • Processing investments into the 9 Allan Gray funds as well as external unit trust funds on the Linked ...see more

Education

Bachelor's in Criminal Science

University of Cape

2011

Bachelor's in Economics

University of Cape

2009

Language Skills

English Xhosa Zulu

Country Experience

Oman South Africa United Kingdom

Skills

Finance

Cost Management

Business

Business Unit Strategy,

Project Management,

Change & Implementation,

Transformation Management Office,

Strategy Execution,

Business Process Management,

Business Process Outsourcing,

Capacity Management & Planning,

Continuous Improvement,

Operation Management,

Benchmarking & Best Practice,

Operational Due Diligence,

Education and Training

Program Management

Industry Experience

Metals & Mining

Public Sector

Economic Development,

Infrastructure and Transport

Healthcare

Providers & Services