Comfortable functioning at both the strategic and operational level, flexible and adaptable, able to work under pressure, at home in multi-cultural environments, willing and able to travel.

Joined Deloitte & Touche in Johannesburg, South Africa, in early 1992 as an HR Manager in the National Human Resources department. Moved to the Czech practice as Human Resources Director in 1995 and became the regional HR Director for Management Consulting in mid-1998.

• Bachelor of Commerce (Personnel Management) cum laude (1884)
  
• Honours in Commerce (Personnel Management) cum laude (1985)
  
• Master of Commerce (Personnel Management) cum laude (1988)
  Topic of Masters Dissertation: The Impact of a Leadership Training Programme on Leadership Style Flexibility and Adaptability

• University of Pretoria Achievement Bursaries
  1982 & 1983 (eligible in 1984, 1985, 1986 & 1988)
  
• CSIR Pre-Graduate Bursary
  1983 & 1984
  
• Murray & Roberts Achievement Award
  Top third year Personnel Management student, 1984
  
• Gencor Award for Personnel Management
  Best Personnel Management 310/320 student, 1984
  
• University of Pretoria Academic Honours Colours
  For passing the B Com degree cum laude, 1984
  For passing the M Com degree cum laude, 1988

• Strategic HR management for Deloitte & Touche Central Europe (DTCE).
• Reporting to the CEO, an ex-officio member of the DTCE Management Committee and of the Operations & Growth Initiatives Committee.
• Accountable for HR activities across 16 countries and 26 cities (2,200 employees).
• Official representative of DTCE HR at global executive level.
• Manage central office team of 9 and leader of a geographically dispersed team of 43.
• Direct responsibility for an annual budget approaching US$ 1-million.

• Regional functional accountability for HR in DTCE's MC practice across seven countries.
• DTCE's representative on global Management Solutions HR taskforces and committees.
• Responsible for the roll-out of global HR initiatives and ensuring compliance in DTCE.
• Business advisor to the Managing Partner of DTCE's MC practice.

• First country HR Director in DTCE.Championed regional standardization.
• Established the Czech HR function from a zero base.
• Responsible for the full range of HR activities and grew the practice from 100 staff to almost 500 in two years.
• The only non-Partner participant in all Partner meetings.
• Managed a team of two, an HR Co-ordinator and a Payroll Manager.

• Reported to the National HR Partner.
• HR Manger for the Tax Department (75 employees).
• Local and national responsibility for conditions of employment, international mobility (for Africa region), attitude and remuneration surveys and psychological counselling.
• Ad hoc client consulting assignments.

• Development, refinement and presentation of assessment centres.
• Client research projects, staff surveys and organizational diagnoses.
• Conducted needs analyses and delivered management training.
• One year sabbatical in Europe - contract assignments.

• Member of a small team of three trainers in an organization of 4,000.
• Needs analyses, developing, presenting and evaluating courses.
• CBT network manager.

• Industrial Psychologist
  Registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa
  (PS 0025453)
• Society for Industrial & Organisational Psychology, South Africa
  International Member
• Psychological Society of South Africa
  Full member
• South African Society of Clinical Hypnosis
  Full member
• SA Institute of People Management
  Full member (potentially lapsed?)
• SA Board for Personnel Practice
  Registered as Personnel Practitioner: Generalist