Functional Skills

Business Unit Strategy
Geographic Expansion
Market Research
Sales Force Effectiveness
Data Visualization / Reports

Software Skills

Salesforce
Microsoft Excel
PowerBI
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word

Certifications

PTPhysical Therapist

Sector Experience

Business Services
Healthcare
Life Sciences & Pharma
Social & Public Sector
Technology

Languages

English
Afrikaans
Zulu
Big 4 Accounting
Fortune 500
Top Consulting Firms

Experience

Kukuza Consulting Management Consulting
Executive Director
1/2021 - Present
Niche consultancy focusing on:

- Healthcare, life sciences and medical devices

- Low middle income / emerging markets

- Commercial excellence

- Business optimisation, rescue and restructure

- SME support through accelerated growth

- Executive support and management oversight
Abbott Laboratories Corporate Strategy & Development
Commercial Excellence Director
3/2019 - 12/2020
A multi-faceted strategic and operational role serving the achievement of corporate and commercial objectives. Develop and lead the strategic commercial excellence plan to deliver operational excellence in collaboration with business units, and provide clear strategic recommendations and direction for the development and implement of programmes to ensure successful commercial execution. Member of Africa Leadership Board.
Abbott Laboratories Corporate Strategy & Development
Strategic Initiatives Director
1/2019 - 3/2019
A newly created role within the company, the focus was to drive new ideas and programmes and translate them into marketable and executable programmes. Functioned as a healthcare consulting subject matter expert and working primarily with the commercial function, the aim was to drive internal projects and business operational improvements into reality. Promoted in the second month.
Deloitte Management Consulting
Senior Manager
4/2012 - 12/2018
Accountable for driving the growth in healthcare in private, public, donor, and public-private intersects. Responsible for the P&L, people management and intersects to all other Deloitte offerings and to co-ordinate activities across Africa. Roles on the engagements start with market making, offering development and client on-boarding. Project accountability and management, client interactions, content QA and final sign-off; and post completion promotion at media, conferences and events.
V&A CONSULTING Management Consulting
Director
5/2011 - 6/2012
Projects principally revolved around:
Design and implementation of effective [clinical] networks for the management and treatment of employees across multiple sites.
Mapping and costing of health and wellbeing programmes for a PMI to identify health concerns; and to maintain it through behaviour change.
Design and roll-out of web-based dashboards for healthcare clients to view scheme and health performance on a real-time basis.
IPRS Group Corporate Strategy & Development
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
3/2005 - 6/2011
Included processing over 45,000 claims / referrals annually. Manage and motivate four direct reports and 80 clinical and non-clinical staff (UK and SA). Responsible for ensuring the cascade of business objectives and ensuring that not only are targets met but clients and customer received the expected high level of customer service. Instrumental in developing and proposing service solutions to new and existing clients. High success rate in positioning tenders and delivering winning presentations
IPRS Industry Customer Service
General Manager
7/2002 - 2/2005
Running all the B2B musculoskeletal treatments sites as part of an occupational health return to work
Various Other
Biokineticist
1/1995 - 7/2002
Various clinical / patient treating roles