Barbara Parker

Experience

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  South African Broad Casting Corporation (SABC)

  Jan 1978 - Jan 1979

  Actor

  The Villages (local Soap Opera)Siel van n Mier (local Docu-drama)

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  Kavelier Films

  Jan 1978 - Jan 1979

  Actor

  Billy Boy (international drama)

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  Ralph Parrot & Associates

  Jan 1979 - Jan 1980

  Recruitment Consultant

  NEW BUSINESS: Source and manage new business.SERVICE CONSULTANT: Manage existing client business; Manage and source temporary staff; manage and source permanent staff. ADMINISTRATION: General administration and service consultant duties; advertising.

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  Amalgamated Press (Benoni City Times)

  Jan 1980 - Jan 1983

  Deputy News Editor

  EDITORIAL MANAGEMENT: Editorial content and deadline management; editorial meeting management.PUBLIC RELATIONS: Senior Public, Municipal and Council liaison officer.JOURNALISM: Research and write articles and editorial columns (political, court & crime, special events).PHOTOGRAPHY: Editorial photography duties (excluding film development).HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: Recruitment, training, support, and supervisory duties of journalists.ADMINISTRATION: General administration duties. Show less

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  Research Sabbatical

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1989

  Research sabbatical

  United Kingdom; Switzerland Germany, Austria; Holland; Belgium; Luxemburg; Italy; France; Greece; Denmark; Israel

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  Damelin Education Group

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1994

  Lecturer

  COURSE MATERIAL: Research, develop & design course material. Subject: Sales; Public Relations; Advertising; Communications; Industrial Psychology (1st year). LECTURE: Lecture and student support.ADJUDICATION: Exam adjudication.

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  Quest Personnel Group

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1995

  Business Consultant

  NEW BUSINESS: Source and manage new business; client relationship management. SERVICE CONSULTANT: Manage existing client business.ADVERTISING: Advertising planning and management. ADMINISTRATION: General administration and service consultant duties.

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  Margi Taylor & Associates

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1996

  Business Consultant

  BUSINESS STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT Develop & design innovative knowledge management methods; source and analyse local and international systems and specialist subject trends. NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Source and manage new business; client relationship management. ADMINISTRATION: Manage existing client business; advertising; General administration and service consultant duties

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  Visions Consulting (Pty) Ltd

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2005

  Business Consultant

  CONSULTING: Human Resources (HRMS) and Client Relationship Management (CRM) software; Facilitation of strategic, tactical and operational planning; Facilitation of system due diligence; System implementation support.DEVELOPMENT Source and analyse local and international systems and specialist subject trends. ADMINISTRATION: General administration and senior management duties.RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS: Research, develop and design specialist publication: The Visions Report

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  Salberg Concrete Products (Pty) Ltd

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2019

  Chairperson and Director

  BOARD: Organisational governance and compliance.BUSINESS STRATEGY: Overseeing short and long-term objectives and strategies. INVESTMENTS & FINANCING: Overseeing investments and major capital expenditures. Identifying and executing new business opportunities outside the current core activities.RISK MANAGEMENT & CONTROLS: Managing organisation’s risk profile, GENERAL: Setting HR policies, including management development and succession planning for the senior executive team. Approving remunerations, appointments and terminations of the senior executive team. Show less

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  Sagewood Consulting (Pty) Ltd

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2019

  Managing Director

  NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Drive business growth. Research new market opportunities and oversee growth projects, making sales projections and forecasting revenue, in line with projected income.CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT: Maintain customer relations and manager product service delivery. BUSINESS STRATEGY: Overseeing short and long-term objectives and strategies. INVESTMENTS & FINANCING: Overseeing investments and major capital expenditures. Identifying and executing new business opportunities outside the current core activities.RISK MANAGEMENT & CONTROLS: Managing organisation’s risk profile,MANAGEMENT OF SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES: Sagewood School of Business (Pty) Ltd (Training), Sagewood Technologies (Pty) Ltd (software implementation and management)KEY AREA OF RESEARCH: Emerging organisational stress and resilience building.KEY ACCOUNTS INCLUDE: Anglo Platinum, Ernst & Young, Exxaro, and Kumba Iron Ore. Show less

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  Salberg Holdings (Pty) Ltd

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2019

  Chairperson, Executive Director

  BUSINESS STRATEGY AND MANAGEMENT: Developing group objectives and strategy. Managing responsibilities to shareholders, customers, employees, and other stakeholders. Ensuring the long-term stability of the business. Overseeing achievement of objectives and execution of strategy. Recommending an annual budget and three-year financial plan and overseeing achievement following board approval. Optimising the use and adequacy of the group’s resources.INVESTMENT AND FINANCING: Overseeing trade investments and major capital expenditures proposed by subsidiary companies. Identifying and executing acquisitions and disposals, and approving major proposals or bids. Leading geographic diversification initiatives. Identifying and executing new business opportunities outside the current core activities.RISK MANAGEMENT AND CONTROLS: Managing the group’s risk profile. Ensuring appropriate internal controls are in place.BOARD MANAGEMENT: Overseeing and approving remuneration policies. Ensuring board effectiveness in all aspects of its role and setting its agenda. Leading the company in its relationships with shareholders, financial institutions, and commentators. Networking across current and prospective major customers and providing contacts and/or introductions as appropriate. Effectively positioning the company with customers and partners to facilitate domestic and international expansion. Corporate governance compliance. Show less

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  Salbro Property Holdings (Pty) Ltd

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2019

  Chairperson and Executive Director

  LAND DEVELOPMENT: Business Park application and approval with conditions of establishment for 30 hectares of land between Irene and Olifantsfontein.LAND MANAGEMEN: Oversee tenant acquisition and management. BOARD: Organisational governance and compliance.BUSINESS STRATEGY: Overseeing short and long-term objectives and strategies. INVESTMENTS & FINANCING: Overseeing investments and major capital expenditures. Identifying and executing new business opportunities outside the current core activities.RISK MANAGEMENT & CONTROLS: Managing organisation’s risk profile, ORGANISATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH: Monitoring and managing stress and resilience within the organisation.GENERAL: Setting HR policies, including management remunerations, development and succession planning for the senior executive team. Show less

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  Bio-Mastery for Business (Pty) Ltd

  Jan 2015 - now

  Chairperson, Executive Director, Head of Applied Research and Training, Key Note Speaker

  BOARD: Ensuring board effectiveness in all aspects of its role and setting of its agenda. Align applied ethics with fair and equitable business practices for all stakeholders as a means of driving sustainable profitability. Identifying and executing new business opportunities outside the current core activities.APPLIED RESEARCH: Sourcing and analysing data related to stress management and resilience building in the workplace. Set up research channels and networks. Integrate data into a central conceptual framework. Deconstruct into discrete training conceptual categories.TRAINING: Developing and designing course material, formative and summative assessments, and training aids. Manage e-learning platform (course material, trainees & reports). Train course material. Facilitate tutorials. Communicate with trainees. Oversee assessments and accreditations. PUBLIC SPEAKING: Writing and delivering informative and engaging topics in the area of mental health for professionals. Engaging thought leaders and developing subject matter expert networks. Show less