Craig Pilgrim

Experience

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  Deloitte South Africa

  Jan 1984 - Dec 1995

  Audit Manager for Banks & Insurance companies.

  • Audit Manager

    Jan 1987 - Dec 1995

  • Article Clerk

    Jan 1984 - Dec 1986
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  Nedbank

  Jan 1996 - Dec 1999

  Stock broker & Derivative Trader

  Bank previously known as NBS, thereafter Board of Executors, and subsequently Nedbank Ltd.

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  SAICA: South African Institute of Chartered Accountants

  Jan 1998 - now

  Member
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  Standard Bank South Africa

  Jan 2000 - Dec 2009

  Divisional Director in Audit and Risk
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  Financial Services Board

  Jan 2010 - Dec 2012

  Insurance and Asset Management Divisions: Regulatory Projects (Solvency II)

  Contract work on Regulatory Projects such as Solvency II.

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  Absa

  Jan 2013 - Aug 2016

  Risk Management Specialist
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  African Innovators Academy Pty (Ltd)

  Aug 2016 - now

  Executive

  AFRICAN INNOVATORS LEARNING ACADEMY BRIEF OVERVIEWIndustry SpecialisationWe focus on learning in the following areas:• Risk Management;• Banking;• Insurance; • Asset Management;• Wealth creation;• Share investing; and• Leadership and other soft skills.Learning is designed to cover from basic to advanced and for all levels of staff, financial advisors, boards and client wealth creation education.Learning and memory retention philosophyWe continually strive to innovate, and our learning philosophy includes:• Memory retention of up to 90%: is based on extensive research on the learning and memory retention process and principles. This active learning approach includes case studies, regular testing of knowledge and a co-teaching and co-learning approach where we teach and learn from each other;• A unique three week learning process: that includes pre-learning, face to face sessions and post learning;• Experienced facilitators: with up to 35 years’ experience;• Mobile app technology: We are developing a mobile app technology that manages the learning process including learner, facilitator and course evaluation thereby offering real-time feedback to clients. The technology will provide a full audit trail of training for regulatory records.• Client customisation: by incorporating clients frameworks, policies, procedures and standards into the learning process;• Client billing system based on customer satisfaction: or simply put, if you are not happy you don’t pay;• Co-facilitation: Offer clients the option of using their staff and Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) as guest or co- facilitators. We enable this by facilitating the process including administration etc.; and• Invest in people: enabling learners to grow through inspiring and energizing themselves. Show less