Industry Experts

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Get to know our industry experts

We are passionate, connected and world-class – exceeding expectations in delivering courses that are aligned to industry standards through an online learning experience that feels human. Holding an array of advanced degrees and at the forefront of their fields, meet the experts driving our esteemed university partnered programmes:

Dr Claire Kelly

(PhD MPhil)

Dr Claire Kelly is the Faculty Programme Manager for Transformation at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, where she also served as Acting Head of the Transformation Office from 2019 to October 2020, and an independent diversity, inclusion and transformation specialist. She has a long-standing interest in diversity, inclusion and transformation, having both taught and conducted research in the area. She has taught at UCT, the UCT Graduate School of Business and Stellenbosch University at both undergraduate and post graduate levels, in the areas of intercultural communication and critical diversity literacy.

Lwando Scott

(PhD)

Lwando Scott is a Next Generation Scholar at the Centre for Humanities Research (CHR) at the University of the Western Cape. Lwando is currently working on the Transformative Constitutionalism platform at the CHR. Through this platform, Lwando is engaging law, humanities, and technologies, to think about the complexities of South Africa’s transition and transformation. Lwando is a diversity practitioner focusing on many aspects of difference, specialising in race, class, gender, and sexuality.

Julia Kukard

(BA (Hons), MA, MBA)

Julia is a leadership, management and diversity professional with 30 years of international facilitation and consulting experience. Her areas of expertise include DEI assessment and strategy, as well as leadership maturity. She works as a coach, psychotherapist and facilitator and has worked with the enneagram for 28 years and the leadership maturity framework since 2009.

Portia Heynes

(MBA)(TGM)

Portia Heynes has an insatiable curiosity for systems thinking, technology and innovation, with expertise in designing learning strategies and cultures in organisations. Portia lectures on systems thinking, diversity and inclusion, digital transformation, strategy execution, people and talent management.

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Professor Louis Fourie

(PhD)

Professor Louis Fourie’s career spans more than 30 years. Louis started his tertiary education with a Bachelor’s degree from Stellenbosch University and went on to complete his B.Th, L.Th, M.Th and D.Th at the same institution. He then completed his MBA cum laude at Potchefstroom University.

Laurence Beder

(MCom, Hons BCom)

Laurence is a marketing consultant and lecturer holding a MCom (Wits) and a Hons BCom (UNISA), with work experience in the area of service/retail marketing management at managerial and directorship levels in the homebuilding, property development and management, and financial services sectors.

Jack Lowman

(BA Honors)

The founder of Hack Yourself, and the author of the book by the same name. Jack is the former Deputy Director of Marketing for the UK’s leading youth charity, The Prince’s Trust. He is also a trainer for the Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing, and a Trustee for The Graeme Robertson Trust, which helps young people into creative industries, and mentors for Google and the Direct Marketing Association.

Sue Von Hirschfeld

Sue Von Hirschfeld

(MA)

Sue has extensive experience in creating learning and change in diverse cultures and organisations. With over 30 years of practical experience managing people and projects, Sue lectures on the topics of People Management and Development.

Jenny Boxall

Jenny Boxall

(MBA)

Jenny designs and facilitates programmes on behalf of the USB GSB faculty to achieve organisational learning goals and facilitate the learning and application of skills in various organisations in South Africa and neighbouring countries.

Dr Makgathi Mokwena

Dr Makgathi Mokwena

(D. Litt.et Phil)

Dr Makgathi is a registered art therapist who received her master’s degree in Dance Movement Therapy at Antioch Graduate School in New Hampshire (Fulbright Scholarship), and a Doctoral Degree in Psychology at Rand Afrikaans University.

Dr Jonathan Marks

Dr Jonathan Marks

(MBA)

Founding director of the Raymond Ackerman Academy of Entrepreneurial Development, Dr Jonathan shares his expertise in entrepreneurship and provides intellectual direction and academic coherence to this important cross-cutting area.

Justin Spencer-Young

Justin Spencer-Young

(MBA, BSc)

Justin is an experienced academic finance lecturer, consultant and published researcher in the field of real option valuation. His extensive experience includes over 10 000 hours as an academic finance instructor and business finance coach.

Dr Dorothy Ndletyana

Dr Dorothy Ndletyana

(Fulbright Scholar)

Dr Dorothy is an author and Fulbright Scholar with over 17 years of mastering her teaching, research and consulting expertise, focusing on Leadership, Human Resource Management, Human Behaviour and Organisational Development.

Abdullah Verachia

Abdullah Verachia

(Masters)

Having presented and consulted in over 60 cities globally, Abdullah has been recognised as a leading speaker, disruptor, strategist and thought leader on disruption and the interplay between strategy and innovation.

Nishan Pillay

Nishan Pillay

(Executive Masters)

Nishan is a millennial and digital native who extensively understands digital implementation and digital innovation. He holds an Honours in Industrial Psychology and a Masters in Digital Transformation and Innovation Leadership (IE University).

Prof Caren Scheepers

Prof Caren Scheepers

(Associate Professor GIBS)

Professor Caren is an agile, energetic, innovative and seasoned faculty member at GIBS. As an academic, she has over 25 years of unique leadership solution experience and has published 38 case studies on strategic leadership dilemmas between 2014 and 2020.

Lisa Botes

Lisa Botes

(MBA)

Lisa is an experienced business consultant specialising in strategy development and innovative problem-solving. Registered as a Strategic Management Professional with the Association for Strategy Planning (Canada), Lisa holds a BCom degree, MBA and more.

Dr Manoj Chiba

Dr Manoj Chiba

(PhD)

With over 30 years of experience in data, data analytics and data science, Dr Manoj has mastered a valuable combination of business and technical expertise that he implements to consult and teach data, data science and AI to a global audience.

Dr Morris Mthombeni

Dr Morris Mthombeni

(Interim Dean of GIBS)

A passionate academic, Dr Mthombeni holds a PhD in Corporate Governance, an MBA in Finance and an LLB, B. Proc, B. Juris. His wealth of experience includes a cumulative 28 years in coveted positions in the financial services industry and high-level scholastic programmes.

Dr Motshedisi Mathibe

(PhD)

An experienced lecturer, published researcher and mentor, Dr Tshidi develops and designs  sustainable and innovative curriculum for local and global learning communities. Her research interests are in the field of Social Entrepreneurship, Women Entrepreneurship, Township Economy, Base of the Pyramid and Strategic Marketing.

Martyn Haworth

Henley Business School 

An accomplished coach, facilitator and trainer, Martyn’s areas of expertise include leadership development, change management, balanced scorecard implementation, talent management, and creating high performing teams.

Gareth Chick

Gareth Chick

(BA (Hons), FCMA CGMA)

Gareth is a sought after expert consultant and executive coach, founding his own business and designing leadership programmes across 25 countries. Gareth specialises in corporate cultures, corporate psychology, cultural change, sustainable business and coaching.

Keith Coats

Global Leadership Thinker and Futurist at TomorrowToday Global

Keith Coats is an author, keynote speaker, and experienced leadership expert who shares his knowledge with audiences across the globe. Consulting directly with clients at a board, executive and senior leadership level across a wide range of industries, Keith supports leaders in their response to change, complexity and uncertainty. 

Riëtte Ackermann

Professional Associate Faculty at GIBS

Riëtte Ackermann is an experienced learning and development professional with many years of experience across a wide range of industries. Providing leadership development programmes both locally and globally, Riëtte specialises in group facilitation, lecturing and the design of leadership strategies.

Arran Brown

Independent Business Consultant (MBA)

Arran is accomplished consultant, athlete and founder who highlights the determination, discipline and consistency needed to thrive in today’s business environment. Arran encourages different ways of thinking and problem solving to add greater strategic value to
businesses to achieve the best outcomes.

Tylon Naicker

Scrum Master – Signature Business Solutions

An experienced professional, Tylon enables teams and individuals alike to achieve their business objectives. Highly adaptable to change, Tylon has a special interest in digitalisation and encouraging learners to continuously improve and master their business skills across various industries.

Paul Vos

Managing Director – Go.See.Do. Media (Pty) Ltd.

Paul Vos is a Management Professional with over 30 years’ experience across the enterprise spectrum, including multinational media organisations, hospitality, franchising, small and micro enterprises, and start-ups. His experience includes all aspects of General Management and P&L with roles independent of regional or global head offices, often requiring an entrepreneurial and developmental mindset.

Abri Hoffman

(MBA) (CIA)

Abri is a seasoned business consultant with a career spanning nearly 30 years with a specific focus on embedding risk management as a way of thinking.  This philosophy has been applied across multiple organisations and disciplines whether it be leading risk functions for organisations or implementing multi-national projects.  Abri holds a MBA from Potchefstroom University and is a Certified Internal Auditor.

Anja van Beek

Agile Talent Strategist & Leadership Coach | (B.Comm Hons)

Anja is a coach and consultant with over 20 years of corporate experience and accolades. She has led multi-national teams through transition and change management. Anja integrates the talent of businesses into the overall strategy – building resilience, preventing burnout, and maintaining high performance.