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Experience
Institute of Social & Corporate Ethics, Founder & CEO (Oxford, Cape Town), 2021 to date
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Research, advocacy and advisory related to addressing social injustice and corporate corruption
Bain & Co, Partner (Boston, New York, London, Johannesburg)
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Develop and lead remedy plan in South Africa following state capture
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Led client development and consulting project delivery for Financial Services clients
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Leading role in professional development and recruiting in the US and South Africa
Taurus Associates, Founder & CEO (Johannesburg)
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Deliver strategy projects to companies in financial services and energy sectors.
Old Mutual, Strategy Director (Cape Town, Johannesburg)
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Member of Executive Committee. Responsible for strategy development, implementation and tracking. Led expansion drive into new product areas.
Rio Tinto, Business Evaluation Executive (London)
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Worked in Business Evaluation Department conducting strategic and financial evaluation of large-scale coal mining investments (acquisitions, divestments, capital injections) in USA, Indonesia, Australia, India and Zimbabwe.
Boart Longyear, Graduate Engineer (Johannesburg)
Boards: Companies
RSM, Ethics Committee, Accounting, South Africa
Shalamuka Capital, Chairman, Private Equity, South Africa,
Non-executive Director, 12 investment portfolio companies in mining, medical, industrial, security, chemicals, retail
Vumela Enterprise Fund, Founding Director, Impact Investing, South Africa
Boards: Non-profit Organisations
Read to Rise, Co-founder, Youth Literacy, South Africa,
Taurus School Solutions, Founder & Chairman, Education, South Africa
Family Life Centre, Chairman, Welfare, South Africa
PROFILES AND INTERVIEWS
Interview conducted at Oxford University in 2017
A profile recorded by Vannie Kaap in my library in February 2020
A profile conducted by Inyathelo upon my receipt of their award for education, 2012
An autobiographical poem read at the Abuja Literary Festival (online) in 2020
PROFILE ARTICLES
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'How a bookworm beat the odds' Beautiful News, 2019
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'Award-winning South African poet, Athol Williams, fulfilled a 20-year dream by earning a distinction for his thesis at England’s Oxford University' Radio 702, 19 July 2019
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'On a mission to inspire South Africa's youth to reach greater heights' eNCA, 14 September 2017
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'South African poet and writer obtains five master’s degrees from top universities' LitNet, 11/9/2019
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'Writer seeks to push boundaries for justice,' Cape Argus, 8 September 2017
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Author helps boost youth literacy Plainsman, 26 September 2018
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'An ordinary life of striving and compassion,' Sunday Times, 2 October 2016
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'Westridge poet launches autobiography,' Plainsman, 12 October 2016
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'Local brothers get learners excited about literacy,' Workers World, 2016
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'Sharing their love of reading,' News24, 2016
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'Author uses skills to help uplift others,' Cape Argus, 2015
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'Promoting Youth Literacy,' The Muse, 2015
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'Transforming disadvantaged schools,' LeadSA, 2011
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'Hungry for Home,' Mail & Guardian, 2009
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
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Inyathelo Award for Education
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Lead SA
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Personalised bollard by City of Cape Town