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Chartered Accountant available for contract work or consulting. 30 years' post-qualifying experience in mining, manufacturing, construction and retail. 20 years at senior Management level, 8 of which at Exco level. High personal integrity and able to relate to and create trust in all. Highly articulate, confident and persuasive team-builder, able to motivate and communicate to achieve exceptional business performance. Dependable and reliable in supporting and enabling team effort to produce genuine long-term sustainable development. Managed a staff complement of 12. Comprehensive understanding of re-engineering (3 instances) and downsizing. Operated autonomously. Experienced in production planning, interfaced with finance. Dealt with hedging (price and currency hedging), implemented treasury management, exchange control and structured financing. Trained Pension Fund Trustee. Can work under pressure and tight deadlines. Articles served at "big 5" firm. Recognized for restructuring RPZC Finance Department into lean and efficient operation.