Chris Hughes

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About me
Group Chief Operations Officer at Letshego
Education
- FIAT Graduate Development Programme
  1999 - 2004
  Non-Traditional Master's Business Administration International Business
  The FIAT Graduate Development Programme was a 5 year non-traditional MBA Programme that consisted of three 18 month rotations within the business areas of Commercial, Engineering and Manufacturing. The rotations were accompanied by various business courses and training. During this Programme I worked in the following areas or responsibility:1. Fiat Auto (Turin, Italy) - Launch Committee Manager2. Iveco (Ulm, Germany) - Field Engineering Specialist3. Case New Holland (Grand Island,… Show more The FIAT Graduate Development Programme was a 5 year non-traditional MBA Programme that consisted of three 18 month rotations within the business areas of Commercial, Engineering and Manufacturing. The rotations were accompanied by various business courses and training. During this Programme I worked in the following areas or responsibility:1. Fiat Auto (Turin, Italy) - Launch Committee Manager2. Iveco (Ulm, Germany) - Field Engineering Specialist3. Case New Holland (Grand Island, NE, USA) - Manufacturing Engineering Show less
- Virginia Tech
  1990 - 1996
  BS-AOE Aerospace Engineering
  Activities and Societies: Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, Wrestling,
Experience
- Fiat Grade
  Jan 1999 - Jan 2004
  Participant
- Fiat Group
  Jan 1999 - Jan 2004
  Fiat Grade
- Fiat Auto
  Jan 1999 - Jan 2001
  Launch Committee Manager
- Case New Holland
  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007
  Product Manager
- X-Pert Group Botswana
  Aug 2007 - Jul 2009
  Operations Manager
- Leadership Education And Development (LEAD) Botswana
  Aug 2009 - now
  LEAD is an organization focused on improving individual and organizational leadership. We offer a range of progressive leadership training programmes for young professionals to seasoned executives. The training programmes have been developed around a common Leadership Framework and is highly practical in nature. LEAD also provides consulting services to improve the leadership position of organizations within their sector through performance based solutions. Our delivery team has a wealth of experience in Strategy Development and Implementation, Enterprise Process Management, Performance Management Systems and Enterprise Knowledge Management. Show less
  - Chairman Of The Board
    Nov 2017 - now
  - Managing Director
    Aug 2009 - Nov 2017
- Botswana Power Corporation
  Nov 2017 - Nov 2019
  Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Consultant
  Responsible for the establishment of a Lean Six Sigma office in the Corporation. The office has a mandate to drive Lean Culture transformation across all areas of the business to reduce waste and improve efficiencies, deliver targeted Six Sigma improvement projects that will deliver value and support the overall turn-around strategy, and implement an aggressive Business Process Management system where all processes are documented and supported for continuous improvement. The office is further integral in the establishment and implementation of a Change Management methodology and system to support change across the Corporation. Show less
- Epiroc
  Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
  Country General Manager
  Lead the growth of the business in the Botswana market
- Letshego
  Dec 2020 - now
  Leading the transformation of the Letshego Group to an Enterprise Agility and Lean business model.
  - Group Chief Operations Officer
    Jan 2023 - now
  - Head of Group Business Transformation
    Dec 2020 - Apr 2023
Licenses & Certifications
- Kaplan-Norton Balanced Scorcard
  Palladium: Make It Possible
  Jun 2016
- Prosci Change Management
  Prosci
  Apr 2015