Background & Profile

Results-driven executive with extensive experience leading successful turnaround, transition and high growth companies. Proven top-level qualifications across all core operational and financial functions. Reputation as expert in reorganizing, streamlining and strengthening operations to build value, drive corporate earnings and catalyze future growth. Conceptual leader developing and motivating cross-functional teams that exceed expectations in productivity and customer satisfaction. Focused on establishing niche areas of business activities, combining demonstrated expertise in trade negotiations to optimize transactions.

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-Providing management, corporate directors, investors, lenders and others with reliable financial information, business processes and controls, compliance, and other information used in strategic transactions.

-Helped clients to understand and manage business risks that can impact performance and financial results, including risks relating to business processes, technology, regulatory compliance, audit, and treasury and trading activities.

-Additionally provided services to help private trusts /estates and families build and preserve wealth. This was achieved through a thorough re-analysis and optimization of assets / holdings as were necessary, facilitated disposal and/or enhancement of core assets, which included real estate redevelopment.

-Created measurable performance improvement and lasting changes.

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VP of International Development

 ITEX Corp (OR)

1994 – 1996

CFO COO

BNTE BX Cheviot Finance

1990 - 1994

Project Leader

BCN IBTEX ITEX BX-SA

1985 – 1990

- Promoted actions focused at creating, enhancing and maximizing enterprise value by originating and executing transactions, such as mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; facilitating transactions and refinancing alternatives within the capital markets; devising strategies to optimize the value of core and secondary assets; and developing restructuring programs over a broad range of business profiles and industries.

- Initiated and implemented E-business solutions, in anticipating future trends to a customer centric model and the blending of existing business systems into the revised business interface.

- Lead team development and participation - assisting associates to realize the value of their own value and their peers by developing unique solutions to attract, manage and retain employees.

- Helped operations maximize value by identifying and implementing comprehensive strategies for corporate, international, expansion.

Vice President of International Development

ITEX Corporation.

1994 – 1996

Appointed as Southern African CIO  COO

BCN

1992-1994

National trade network  

Oversaw the successful national and international expansion of the business concept

Project leader of CIO and full computerization of all financial and client interface

Project Leader -  Expansion and Franchise Development

IBTEX  ITEX BX –SA

1991- 1992

Reported to Master licensed holder and franchisor of the Trade systems. Developed an extensive marketing and promotional campaign to engender strong brand awareness.

Managed and supervised both initial stages of the then B2B paradigm as well as the initial start of extra net applications via the Internet.

Conceptualization and establishment

BCN & Capex         

1989 - 91/ 2

As COO  operated a trade forum of over 1000 direct clientele, both large and small business who trade through the network actively.

Many of these companies are well regarded Corporate operations e.g. BMW / BUDGET / CANNON/ MINOLTA / SIEMENS/ INTERCONTINENTAL affiliates – Perskor, SABC, etc…

Duties & Responsibilities

Effected a leverage buy out & Implemented a total Turnaround                   

1985 – 1989

Transformed the company and developing it nationally. Significant efforts were made in every facet of business activity, from operations, marketing, client interface, trading, back room operations, financial disciplines, financial controls and processing legal framework and control.. Over the next several years the South African operation developed a highly sophisticated corporate/retail trade. Conceptualized, developed and implemented the following systems:

Consolidated client accounting in a highly integrated and effective system backbone for reporting and control . Full integration of final accounts. Set up legal controls and established legal structures.

As management we developed strong skills and focused on high quality trade management at all its levels i.e. integrated processing for client and management, financial structures, strong legal focus and general client and broker information dissemination.

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Position: Trading and Negotiating     

Cheviot Finance Ltd  (CF)

1980 – 1985

Finance & Marketing Director of CF Direct sales organization of Household appliances, became a large contributor to national franchise sales. Negotiated the sale of the division.

Established, developed and later merged a general excess inventory merchandise operation into a national distribution and marketing company, which was later   successfully sold.

Position: Management Consultant    

Tiger Oats

1980 – 1982

- Pepsi Cola SA and SA OIL MILLS - Divisional reasonability to monitor and advise the Group Chairman directly on operation matters. Tiger Oats is a Top 50 SA listed. 

-Responsible for the evaluation/implementation of LIFO into the group, resulted in annual tax savings of several million. Further saving occurred through lateral thinking of the taxes base.

- Involved in export incentives in which our proposals advanced saving accruing to the group as well as computerization of monthly management reporting and year end/ consolidations.

Position: Audit Senior                    

Arthur Andersen & Co

1977 – 1980

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