Riaan
COO/Managing Director - South Africa - iCEO #67750

Experience

International MBA. Offers more than twenty years’ leadership and senior executive management experience across variety of global companies in number of industries. All-round business leader, visionary, change leader, governance expert, improvement professional. Non-profit board and volunteering experience and holds industry related network and professional membership.

Major Achievements

Key recent achievements include affecting significant shareholder return and growth results (84% YOY EBIT); significant sustainable revenue growth, cost reduction and key performance improvements; healthy business footprint and profit-generating business units expansion; attaining and managing strategically important client accounts; restructuring and transformation of companies; managing 30+ branches and employee complement of 1000+; and publication of strategy design and implementation in business literature.

Industry Sector Competencies

Software

Telecommunications

Consumer Goods

Automotive

Leisure Industry

Professional Objectives

Function: MD/CEO/COO/Senior GM

Sector: Wide

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: South Africa, Africa, Australia

Additional Professional Interests

Non executive director assignments

Countries Covered

South Africa

Operational Competencies

Technologies to market (Expert)

Business development (Expert)

New product or service launch (Expert)

Geographical expansion (Expert)

Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)