• AE/OM/BH/QR/SA/EG/JO/IQ
• Alignment of ground organisation with budget for 47% GP increase
• Achieved budget in Q1-2023 on EBITDA
Instrumental in the establishment of CEVA in Eastern & Southern Africa
AMI Worldwide acquisition (KE/UG/TZ/RW/BI/MZ/MW/ZW/ZM/BW):
• Lead of integrating acquisition of AMI: TO $28m - 760 FTE
• Regional management in 2021: increased TO to $43m (+54%) at 32% GP margin
MACCFA acquisition (ET):
• Lead on integrating MACCFA, Ethiopia into CEVA blueprint: TO $5m - 130 FTE
SPEDAG East Africa acquisition (KE/UG/SS/RW/TZ):
• Lead on acquisition of SPEDAG East Africa TO $120m - 400 FTE
• Moderator of integration process in 2022 to ensure key staff/business retention
Managed centralised oceanfreight operation with $50m TO - 80 FTE
• $40m TO - 200 FTE
• Transport company with +60 trucks/trailers and modular trailers
• Lifting company with +30 mobile cranes and forklifts
• International freight forwarding company incl. customs brokerage
• Executive Apartment Hotel with 54 rooms
• Construction company with +30 units of plant equipment
Achievements:
• Took over group management of an established asset-rich family business
• Re-structured the business from focus on government contracts to become a
sales-organisation, competing in the private sector.
• Change-management to move culture from operational to profit-focus.
• Strategic re-alignment to improve free cash flow
Seafreight Director Southern African Cluster (ZA/NA/MZ/MU)
• $800m TO - 140 FTE
Achievements:
• Took over in March 2015 when the division was 30% behind budget.
• Achieved with the team EBITDA 50% over budget for the full year 2015.
• Together with German counterpart secured major account (+1000 TEU p.a.)
• Successfully guided all teams through change of operating software
• Established excellent rapport with all shipping lines and cleaned up all
pending and unresolved claims.
• Handed division over end of April 2016 at EBITDA CHF 500k above Jan-Apr’15
• $300m TO - 300 FTE - 8 branches
• 400,000 tons airfreight per annum
• $100m TO - 100 FTE - 7 branches
• 12 group companies - $150m TO
2000-2005 GM Lead Logistics & Automotive Competence Centre
1996-1998 Branch Manager Port Elizabeth
1998-1999 Branch Manager Durban
1995-1996 Customer Service Manager Johannesburg
Certificate in Business Accounting as Base level for ongoing education to become an Certified International Management Accountant
German Apprenticeship as Freight Forwarder endorsed with FIATA Diploma