Highly skilled and experienced executive with cross functional experience of more than 25 years in the tobacco, premium wines & spirits, draught beer, RTDs, non-alcoholic beverages, mineral water, media sales, and logistics industries.
Worked and lived in 6 African countries of which Kenya was the most noteworthy, born in South Africa. Worked for Global companies like BAT, Distell (Now Heineken), NASPERS (Media 24), Imperial Logistics (Now DP World), FMCL (Nigeria Expat role), WOW Beverages and Africa Spirits (Kenya Expat role) and Monument Distillers Ltd (Kenya Expat role).
Effective problem solver (fixer) and route to market as well route to consumer expert. I enjoy surrounding myself with very skilled and enthusiastic (positive) people as this always leads to something special. I strongly believe in the power of collaboration as there is not one person, I know that can do or that knows everything.
Ex professional rugby player and incredibly talented golfer (at times). I look forward to new challenges all the time, otherwise “why do we do what we do?”More...