Johan Human

Experience

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  PwC

  Jan 1993 - Mar 1996

  • Implementation of the first point of sale (multi-till networked) installations in the Western Cape;• Certified Microsoft trainer;Reason for leaving: Career growth. • Responsible for the audits of 2 largest clients in the office;• Establishment of IT consulting practice for my office;Reason for leaving: Asked to join PwC Computer Services.

  • Information Technology Consultant

    Sept 1995 - Mar 1996

  • Articled Clerk

    Jan 1993 - Aug 1995
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  Board of Executors Bank Group

  Apr 1996 - Dec 1999

  Group Financial Manager

  • With promotion to AGM Finance became youngest AGM in group history at age 27;• Control and supervision of 40 staff (Finance and procurement departments);• Simplified the group financial consolidation process from 2 ½ weeks to 4 hours;• Tax management for group companies and review/sign-off of all Corporate Finance structures;• Drafting the Annual Financial Statements - BoE coming 2nd in the Financial Mail AFS disclosure competition in 1999;• Involvement in merger and acquisitions:o Acquisition of Boland Bank and NBS Bank;o Merger of Boland and NBS into NBS Boland Bank;o Creation and listing of the Orion Selections Holding and Orion Selections Financial Services Groups;• Successful completion of one of the most complex financial consolidations in South Africa (Cross holding at 2 different levels in the group structure);• Implementation of JD Edwards ERP and Hyperion MIS;• Handling the working capital management for the group;Reason for leaving: Headhunted by Heidrick & Struggles as Divisional Financial Manager for Old Mutual’s largest business Show less

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  Old Mutual

  Jan 2000 - Mar 2005

  Apr 2003 to Mar 2005• Managing the strategy creation and planning processes for the Old Mutual South Africa group of companies;• Implementing new integrated strategy process for OM(SA) including the OM Exco and CEOs of Mutual & Federal and Nedbank;• Role included managing the group strategy department and reporting through to the Old Mutual Executive committee – (GM Strategy, Marketing and Communications);• Over and above the strategic focus, the role also included managing the Finance and HR functions for the Group Marketing and Communications departments. (20 FTEs);• Research and analysis of “Mega Trends” for the financial services industry with impact assessments for Old Mutual;• Development of bank assurance strategy;• Facilitation of individual business unit strategy planning sessions;• Competitor reviews (financials, market share, marketing spend, share of voice, distribution, products, strategy and BEE);• Re-engineering business and financial models for various business units;• Provision of financial support, modelling and impact assessment for various strategic group projects;• Provision of strategic and financial management consulting into the creation of a Third-Party Administration (TPA) businesses (In-sourcing of administration) for Old Mutual, (3 projects for: Individual Life-; Unit Trust and Asset Management business units);• Various ad-hoc projects and feasibility studies:o Analysis of Old Mutual’s Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) status and shareholdings;o Group wide competitor review and creation of intelligence hub for 13 other industry players;o Review and resolution of taxation impacts of derivative structures in policyholder investment portfolios;o Payroll and headcount analysis including span of control metrics;o Pay for performance remuneration models;o Fund backed housing loans business case;Reason for change: Approached by COO of Ogilvy SA Group to take over Finance and Strategic role for Cape Town operations. Show less At the time the youngest Divisional Manager in Old Mutual history at age of 29;• Member of Exco for largest operating unit (+-10,000 FTEs);• Rejuvenating and successfully restructuring of finance division (from 300 people down to 75);• Successfully re-engineering accounting controls and processes (fixing +- R1bn control accounting issue);• Implementation of risk management and treasury functions;• Fast close month-end processes (10 days to 3 days);• Design of multi-currency system for offshore products;• Design of a fully automated cash/treasury management system to manage cash flows into and from offshore bank accounts;• Management of CAPEX spend;• Implement and manage the new IT CAPEX and systems developments spend and business case processes;• Implementation of the Oracle Financials ERP and Essbase MIS;Reason for leaving: Asked to run the Old Mutual Strategy dept for Old Mutual plc. Show less

  • Strategy Manager

    Apr 2003 - Mar 2005

  • Divisional CFO

    Jan 2000 - Mar 2003
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  Ogilvy

  Apr 2005 - Sept 2010

  Apr 2005 to Dec 2009• Working in partnership with COO and local Managing Director to define and implement business strategy;• Managing the Finance-, Production Accounting-, HR- and Support functions for the business (10 business units) as well as oversight of the IT department. (50 FTEs);• Negotiations/contracting with clients, suppliers and lease contracts for new premises;• Design, building and implementation of a data warehouse and MIS reporting system for the whole group;• Implementation of digital asset management system and workflow systems for the business;• Implementation of Microsoft Dynamics ERP;• Managed the restructuring of the business including the retrenchment of some 15% of the business’s headcount;Reason for change: Role expanded to also include all commercial contract negotiations and set-up procurement function for the Ogilvy SA Group. Show less

  • Financial & Commercial Director

    Jan 2010 - Sept 2010

  • Financial Director

    Apr 2005 - Dec 2009
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  RedWorks, Inc.

  Oct 2010 - Aug 2014

  Managing Director (South Africa)

  Oct 2010 to Aug 2014• Member of the Ogilvy South Africa Group Exco;• The fastest growing business within the Ogilvy group and in EMEA [from R500k gross profit (5 FTEs) to R155m (150 FTEs) in gross profit in 4 years];• Key clients (pitch and won) included: Sun International, Vodacom Retail, Cashbuild, Revlon and PEP Retail aside from supporting other key group clients like KFC, Multichoice, Audi and VW;Reason for change: Seeking new challenge and better work/life balance

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  Churchill South Africa

  Aug 2014 - Mar 2024

  Chief Executive Officer (Founder)

  Founded in 2014, Churchill helps people and businesses thrive by providing pragmatic solutions for a rapidly changing world. We offer advisory, consulting, implementation, and coaching services to SMEs, Corporates, andPrivate Equity firms across a variety of industries.As a management advisory, we help customers grow and succeed by designing, optimising, reengineering, and automating businesses and processes. Our team has a unique blend of strategic, operational, financial, marketing, retail, and IT expertise, which enables them to help customers with their toughest challenges.Every business is unique, with different challenges; therefore, a one-size fits all solution does not work.We help executives and business owners to:• Solve strategic and operational challenges,• Improve control,• Map, optimise and automate processes,• Increase productivity,• Re-engineer business & financial models,• Reduce costs, and• Enhance governance.Partnering with leadership teams to deliver operational excellence through an offering thatsupports people, process, and technology. We are a trusted hands-on partner for the design and execution of these pragmaticsolutions.Who knows what tomorrow holds? Let's face the future together. Show less

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  Santam Insurance

  Mar 2024 - now

  Executive Head: Group Sourcing & Transformation

  Procurement, Sourcing & Transformation for the Santam & Sanlam Group