Gaitsiwe Lenepa

 . I am an accomplished Board Member, CEO, Executive Manager, Management Consultant (Strategy, Performance, ICT, Digital, Organisational Effectiveness), Head of Strategy, Head of Corporate Planning, Head of Enterprise Transformation and Leader of Large-scale Corporate Restructuring & Turnarounds Projects. I have a track record for being a visionary, business transformation, strategy management, digital transformation management, turnaround management, and operational excellence professional who is able to transform organisational capabilities, design and execute digital strategy, assess and lead organisational effectiveness programmes, engage and manage stakeholders, set SMART goals, and craft a suitable corporate and business strategy, and ensure long-lasting customer relationship management and public relations. Furthermore, I am able to build comprehensive teams, establish strategic partnerships, lead portfolios of projects and provide strong leadership and insights in uncertain environment.

I am able to bring extensive value to your organisation. I am an effective strategy management executive and corporate governance practitioner who was previously chairman of the the Board Audit and Risk Committee for 10 years. Additionally, I am an accomplished management consultant in the areas of Strategy Management, Operations Management, Corporate Turnaround, Digital Transformation Management, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Data Management, IT Value Management, Digital Transformation, and Performance Management. Furthermore, I also possess credentials as the Fellow of the Institute of Directors, Certified Strategy Professional, Certified CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) Associate, and Certified Cloud Practitioner.

I have been an effective executive committee member at reputable multinational and local South African companies that include Ernst & Young, IBM Global Services, MetaTek, Safika Technologies, Gartner Inc., and State IT Agency where I led and managed profitable, effective and efficient business departments (Consulting, Innovation, Projects, Strategy, Corporate Planning, Enterprise Quality, and Digital Transformation). Additionally, I have successfully led complex strategy and technology implementation programmes involving multinational professional firms such as McKinsey, Accenture, Deloitte, and SAP with huge budgets, multiple contracts, multi skilled teams, multiple stakeholders, and handle public relations issues. I have a fervour for thought leadership and knowledge sharing and leading complex strategy development and execution, business turnaround, and technology transformation interventions.

In terms of qualifications, I am completing a master's degree in Digital Curation at the University of Cape Town (UCT). I possess a post graduate degree in Business Management & Administration (Strategy, Information Systems, and Finance specialisation) (Stellenbosch Business School), and a dual major bachelor's degree in Industrial & Organisational Psychology and Industrial Sociology (Organisational Development & Change specialisation) (UCT). In addition I have received extensive international training and certifications in Policy, Corporate Governance, Leadership, Strategy Design and Execution, Digital Strategy, Corporate Turnaround Management, Management Consulting, Digital Transformation Management, Marketing and Sales Management, Corporate Finance & Investment Management, Strategic Sourcing, IT Value Management, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Architecture, Business Process Re-engineering, Continuous Process Improvement, Change Management, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Human Resources Management, Industrial Relations, Business Rescue and Banking Law.

I am looking forward to our discussion about what value could am I bring to your organization. Please do not hesitate to contact me for further information.