
Timeline
About me
Unilever Director: Corporate Affairs & Comms: Southern Africa-People with Purpose Thrive!
Education

Mba accredited by wales university through the durban university of technology partnership
1998 - 2001Mba business administrationActivities and Societies: Chartered Marketer South Africa (CMSA), Public Relations (PRISA) member, HighRoad to 2010 board member; SAB representative to the KZN Growth Coalition SAB representative with KZN provincial and local government for project partnerships.

Asoka secondary school
1981 - 1984Matriculation exemption matricActivities and Societies: Debate team, netball, lead actress in 3 annual plays Grades 8-12Captain of the Debating TeamNetballPrefect

University of cambridge
2011 -Executive leadership programme short course leadership development
Experience

Coreprop ; the shopz group
Jul 1988 - Jan 1995Retail property managementA management consultant group for shopping centre ownersKey Responsibilities: Key Achievements: Promoted 5 times during my tenure and exited at director-level. Awarded two achievement awards for “making an outstanding contribution” to her community. Initiated bursary award scheme which still exists today. Won several national shopping centre awards/events during that period.

Durban university of technology and mangosuthu university of technology
Jul 1997 - Dec 2005Director: marketing and communicationsProvided marketing and communications -public affairs support to the Vice Chancellor DUT - 1997 until 2002;MUT - 2003 until 2005Retail Property Management Career - 1988 -1995

Sabmiller plc
Jan 2006 - Jan 2018National corporate affairs managerKey Purpose StatementThe National Corporate Affairs Manager enables the Corporate Affairs Director to create capacity in dealing with theday to day demands from regional Corporate Affairs Managers and stakeholders.This Central Corporate Affairs Manager role proactively looks for ways to increase regional efficiency andeffectiveness; is an extension of the Head of Department role, attitude, and behaviour. Alignment with the Purpose,Values and Mission of the Head of Department are an essential component of this role.1. To lead integration between central office and regions to align and optimise strategy execution and programmeimplementation across departments;2. To lead development of robust information base at regional level to enable pro-active and considered responses tochanges in the internal and external regional landscape;3. To lead monitoring and evaluation of business practices and performance at the regional level;4. To coordinate, lead, and be responsible for the successful implementation of the strategic agenda for:I. Alcohol Strategy,II. Internal and Public Policy,III. Internal communication,IV. Enterprise Development,V. Sustainable Development,VI. License to Trade andVII. Government and Stakeholder Relations.5. To support internal and external engagement at the Provincial Level, and ensure such engagement is in line withoverall strategy and industry regulation Show less

Sabmiller
Jun 2010 - Sept 2015Leads, manages, supports and executes overall corporate affairs strategy:Public Policy and Alcohol Strategy developmentLicence to Trade: legal, regulatory and licensing issues management Brand and reputation management, stakeholder engagement and multi-level communications including National, Provincial and Local governmentCorporate Social Responsibility; Enterprise DevelopmentSustainable development managementMedia relationsCompetition and governance issues managementLead, Coach and Guide team. Show less
Regional Corporate Affairs Manager
Jan 2006 - Sept 2015Chairperson: SAB Zenzele (Employee Share Scheme Board)
Jun 2010 - Jun 2014

Sab
Dec 2016 - nowDirectorHead of South Africa - Corporate Affairs. Manage the regional teams for global and national target delivery. Portfolio includes legislation, regulation and license to trade issues, stakeholder engagement, sustainable development, alcohol harm reduction, retailer responsible trading education and entrepreneurship focus. People and budget management, strategy development, execution, tracking, evaluation and measurement are imperative for optimal performance.

Unilever
Feb 2018 - nowDirector: corporate affairs
Licenses & Certifications

Public relations practitioner (prisa) and chartered marketer (cmsa)
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Shobna PersadhBusiness Woman of the Year Finalist, KZN region, Corporate Category Business Womens Association Jul 2015 One of 3 finalists in the corporate category
Languages
- afAfrikaans
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