turnaround / mining / manufacturing / media

Turnarounds

Moved Marikana pit from R20m/month loss to R10m/month profit.

Oct 2004 - Jun 2005 | Marikana, South Africa | core

Turnaround Consultant, Marikana Pit

Took over management of Aquarius Platinum's Marikana pit, replaced the mining contractor, and moved performance from a R20m/month loss to a R10m/month profit with substantive impact on share price.

R20m · 2005monthly loss before

R10m · 2005monthly profit after

2 500contractor workforce

Jul 2005 - Mar 2006 | Pretoria, South Africa | supporting

Turnaround Consultant

Worked with the CEO of Onderstepoort Biological Products, the state animal vaccine institute, to turn the organisation from loss to profit.

Oct 2012 - Sep 2013 | Johannesburg, South Africa | core

Turnaround and Sale Lead

Led TopTV turnaround and sale work for the National Empowerment Fund, persuading institutional funders to invest R1bn more, cutting costs by 30%, managing creditors through deep distress, and holding the business through sale to StarTimes.

R1bn · 2013additional funder commitment

30%cost reduction

Oct 2013 - Jun 2015 | Bhisho, South Africa | core

Turnaround and Sale Lead

Led the Stutt Brick turnaround and sale for the National Empowerment Fund, saving 800 rural Bhisho jobs, completing a difficult rescue, and selling to Corobrik by demonstrating the strategic importance of the deal.

800jobs saved

R14m · 2015funds raised