Werner B.

Werner B.

Managing Director and Founder

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  • About me

    Managing Director & Founder at Avienn

  • Education

    • University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

      2003 - 2004
      Bachelor of Accounting Sciences

      Activities and Societies: University Political Party Leader, Student Representative Council and Finance Portfolio Board Member.

    • Graduate School of Business - University of Cape Town

      -
      Masters of Business Administration: Executive Practice

      The choice of business school (UCT GSB or another international Business School) is still to be decided. A possible start date is January 2025, with an end date of 2026. Details of upcoming part-time studies are shared to ensure stakeholders are aware of my plans.

    • Pretoria Boys High School

      1990 - 1994
      High School Matriculation
    • University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika

      2015 - 2018
      Bachelor of Commerce: Business Sciences Degree in Accounting & Management Sciences 74%

      4 Years of Modules: Financial accounting, management accounting, cost accounting, financial management, risk management, business tax, auditing, corporate governance, commercial law, information systems, accounting data processing, corporate citizenship (includes ethics, greed & sustainability), business mathematics, statistics, economics, strategy, business management, general management, international business management, innovation & creativity, corporate innovation, family business… Show more 4 Years of Modules: Financial accounting, management accounting, cost accounting, financial management, risk management, business tax, auditing, corporate governance, commercial law, information systems, accounting data processing, corporate citizenship (includes ethics, greed & sustainability), business mathematics, statistics, economics, strategy, business management, general management, international business management, innovation & creativity, corporate innovation, family business management, corporate and general entrepreneurship. Show less

    • Stellenbosch University

      2002 - 2002
      Bachelor of Accounting Sciences
    • Graduate School of Business - University of Cape Town

      2021 - 2022
      Postgraduate in Business Administration: Management Leadership Practice With Distinction

      Systems thinking, personal and leadership transformation (with personal reflection), and workplace projects are utilised throughout. 1 Transformational & values-based leadership: Leadership, organisation/learning theory. Systemic management/leadership practice using systems thinking (includes integrative thinking, design thinking, business model innovation, complexity, sustainable ethical decision-making). 2 & 3 Business Acumen: Value creation, strategy, finance, statistics, operations… Show more Systems thinking, personal and leadership transformation (with personal reflection), and workplace projects are utilised throughout. 1 Transformational & values-based leadership: Leadership, organisation/learning theory. Systemic management/leadership practice using systems thinking (includes integrative thinking, design thinking, business model innovation, complexity, sustainable ethical decision-making). 2 & 3 Business Acumen: Value creation, strategy, finance, statistics, operations, marketing, organisation & people management, business analysis inquiry to identify problems & implement interventions. 4 Doing business in global & emerging markets: Effect on business & leadership, sustainability, developing sustainable business models, scenario planning, economics, 4th industrial revolution/AI. Business, government, society. Governance, rules of the game, business ethics. 5 Managerial leadership effectiveness/roles/functions/competing values framework and research. Show less

  • Experience

    • Avienn

      Jan 1999 - now
      Managing Director and Founder

      • Offer products and services supported by the latest technologies and innovations to improve performance and accelerate the growth of our customers' businesses (also provided services to consulting firms, PWC [1] [2], EY [3], Epi-Use [4], etc).• Responsible for leadership, business strategy, and directing resources to implement the strategic plan, driving growth, and ensuring business success. Fostering a positive work culture and guiding teams to achieve business objectives. A strategic visionary committed to cultivating a culture of innovation and excellence.• Leverage my leadership and business acumen skills, to deploy innovative approaches to improve the business. Respond and adapt to changing trends to ensure success. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Innovate, Launch and Scale Ventures (multiple courses from International Business Schools)

      Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Wharton, YCombinator
    • Internal Workplace Courses

      PWC, EY, Epi-Use, Avienn, etc
    • Business Enterprise Performance Management/Improvement/Strategy with related Business Intelligence (over many years)

      Oracle, IBM, Microsoft, Power Bi, Sage, Salesforce, Tableau and Qlik exposure
      Jun 2010
    • Business Enterprise Performance Management/Improvement/Strategy with related Business Intelligence (over many years)

      SAP
      Jun 2010
    • Business Suite powered by SAP Hana

      SAP
      May 2014
    • Business Accounting | CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting

      CIMA
      Dec 2009
    • Business Enterprise Resource Planning - All Business Functional Areas (University of Pretoria and SAP Business Software)

      University of Pretoria
      Dec 1999
    • Frugal and Challenge Innovation (University of Cape Town, Graduate School of Business and Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship)

      Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship
      Dec 2022
    • Business User Experience Design using Design Thinking: 7 Course Certificates

      Google University
      Nov 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Leader as Coach (University of Cape Town, Graduate School of Business)

      Centre for Coaching
      Jun 2024
    • Business Venture Launch (University of Cape Town, Graduate School of Business)

      UCT GSB Solution Space
      Dec 2022
    • Project Management: 6 Course Certificates

      Google University
      Dec 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • Structured Corporate Innovation and Strategy

      Lean Methods Group
      Jun 2015
    • Systems/Integrative/Design Thinking (University of Cape Town, Graduate School of Business)

      Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika at the University of Cape Town
      Dec 2022
    • Business Data Analytics: 8 Course Certificates

      Google University
      Jun 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Microsoft Business Applications including Microsoft Office

      Microsoft
      Jul 1995
    • Python Coding (Business related purposes and utilisation of Ai)

      Stanford Online
      May 2024
    • Executive Assesment

      Graduate Management Admission Council™ (GMAC™)
      Oct 2024
    • Business Enterprise Resource Planning: Sales and Distribution (University of Pretoria and SAP Business Software)

      University of Pretoria
      Jun 2000