My careers in Engineering and Management ConsultingHighlights of my journey from safety boots to power suits

My journey with you today

Start with why…

Engineering and the chemicals industry

Management consulting

My journey over the past ¼ century

Let’s start with why…

Where there is no vision, the people perish…The Book of Proverbs

The tasks of the African Renaissance include… achieving sustainable economic development… qualitatively changing Africa's place in the world economy…

Thabo Mbeki

All Africa has a single aim… the legacy of illiteracy and disease is swept aside

Chief Albert Luthuli

Source: Address by Thabo Mbeki at the Black Management Forum Southern Africa young professionals development summit, August 2010

My journey over the past quarter century indicates the importance of a strong foundation

Today1980’s

2009

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Early 2000’s

2005 20122010

Born: Bethlehem

Bred: Vrede, Bethlehem, Kroonstad

Kroonstad High School

English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Physical Science, Biology, Accounting

BSc Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineer

Graduate Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical)

Management Consultant

Expanded branches

Electrical▪ Electrical▪ Electronic▪ Computer and IT

Civil▪ Civil▪ Environmental

Mechanical▪ Mechanical▪ Aeronautical▪ Industrial

Mining ▪ Mining

Chemical▪ Chemical▪ Metallurgical▪ Process

Mechanical Engineering

Sasol

Mechanics (branch of Physics)

Mechanical Engineering Design

Thermodynamics

Mechatronics

Mathematical Analysis

Founded in the 1950’s

Listed in the 1970’s

~30 000 employees worldwide

Total assets > R100 trillion

Traditional branches

My experiences in Engineering and at Sasol

My experiences in Management Consulting

My current company

What we do:

“The key to our client service is our seamless integration of deep industry and functional expertise with tools and capabilities to support execution and make change happen – on a global scale”

What we look for:

- Personal Impact

- Entrepreneural Drive

- Problem-solving

- Leadership

So how am I thinking of building on the past quarter century of my journey?

Today1980’s

2009

Management ConsultantMechanical

Engineer

BSc Mechanical Engineering

Developmental Finance

Master’s in Business Administration (MBA)

Africa Development?

Business?

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Early 2000’s

2005 2012

Graduate Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical)

Born: Bethlehem

Bred: Vrede, Bethlehem, Kroonstad

Kroonstad High School

English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Physical Science, Biology, Accounting

2010

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