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Directors and Consultants
When you commission SPi to conduct your next executive search assignment, one of our partners heads up the project team. Each partner not only brings his/her business experience and skills to the table but is a shareholder in our company. Thus you are dealing with people who have a sense of ownership and pride in the success of the assignment as well as the sustainability of our enterprise.
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After leaving the legal profession, Stephen started his own business in 1977. He then met Humphrey Walters which resulted in a partnership called Mast South Africa. Mast was the largest corporate training group in South Africa and was listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in October 1987. Stephen was the Executive Chairman of the group until June 1996 when Mast was merged with the Advtech Group. |
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In 1997, Stephen and three Mast colleagues started a change management consultancy, Connemara Consulting.
In 1998 Stephen joined listed company MDM Growth Investments Ltd., a private equity fund specialising in entrepreneurial family business, as Executive Director. He helped manage several investments and chaired Compucomp (Pty) Ltd – a computer company in which MDM had a controlling shareholding, prior to its sale.
In 2002 he joined SPi (then Boyden) as a director, building Boyden SA's global strategy and acting as the catalyst in right sizing and restructuring the business in 2003. He was appointed Managing Director in 2004.
Stephen has a B.A. (Econ. & Law), LLB (Transvaal Bar, Supreme Court, 1978); is on the Board of Just Fun (Pty) Ltd; a Governor : Michaelhouse School, Kwazulu Natal; Managing Director : Sherbridge Executive Search (Pty) Ltd; Director : NIB-MDM Private Equity Fund; Chairman: Weimershoek Farm (Pty) Ltd.
He is a keen golfer, fly fisherman, wing shooter, collector and musician.
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Christo's career started in a supply chain environment with South Africa's leading armaments manufacturer, Armscor. Three subsequent years as a management consultant with Coopers & Lybrand was followed by a senior management position in international marketing with South Africa's premier research body, CSIR, through its offices in London, Bonn and Washington DC. |
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His strong entrepreneurial drive resulted in him starting his own recruitment business to target a perceived niche in the engineering field. A firm believer in the power of one's network, he gradually gained a foothold in the financial services sector without neglecting his traditional stance in engineering, manufacturing and information technology. Three years later, Christo was offered the opportunity to incorporate his business into what is now Search Partners International.
Christo has some 10 years executive search experience in Financial Services, Manufacturing and Mining.
Christo holds a Masters Degree in Mechanical / Industrial Engineering from the University of Stellenbosch, graduating in 1986. As past Captain and current Committee Member of the University of Stellenbosch Alumni Golf Society, he is a competitive golfer with a handicap of 6.
A keen wine collector and connoisseur, he has achieved Certificate Level at the Cape Wine Academy. He is the founder of “Vino Felice”, a private wine-tasting fraternity which meets once a month.
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Louis built an extensive career in Advertising as a Board member and Shareholder of Lindsay Smithers FCB in Johannesburg. He eventually became Executive Director of a client company, Budget Rent a Car, from where he entered politics in 1989 as Democratic Party MP for the North Rand Constituency after winning the largest tri-cameral parliamentary seat (43 000 voters) for the DP against incumbent National Party in the 1989 general election. |
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He was a member of three Parliamentary Standing Committees i.e. Trade and Industry, Public Enterprises and Tourism. As chief DP spokesman on Tourism, he elevated awareness of this industry as a major economic growth sector. He campaigned successfully for, and co-drafted, the new Tourism Act during 1990 and 1993.
He continued his parliamentary responsibilities in parallel with his entry into the Executive Search industry until South Africa's first democratic general election in April 1994. Subsequently, he re-entered corporate business as Managing Director and Shareholder of a large personnel placement company, PAG Placements, which was listed on the JSE and had a staff complement approaching 2000. The business was eventually sold and the listing retained to house a highly successful financial services group, PSG Ltd, where Louis continued as Executive Director responsible for Marketing, prior to returning to the Executive Search industry in 2001.
Louis has been a Director and Shareholder of the Johannesburg business, now SPi, for over 10 years. He holds a B.A. degree (Law, Eng. & Pol.Sc.) (Stellenbosch) and a Diploma in Business Management (Damelin). He is a member of the Investment Analysts Society. Louis retains a keen interest in South African political affairs. He is a strong proponent of the survival and growth of the Afrikaans language as well as BEE to address historic social and economic imbalances. Louis is a keen golfer and outdoor enthusiast.
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Bayi Mahole graduated with a primary teachers diploma from the Johannesburg College of Education in 1987. After teaching for two years she expanded her interests to broader business issues.
Her entry into mainstream business started with an extended service at Ernst & Young, Management Services Limited (Johannesburg), where she received a solid grounding in project control and |
financial issues, including the management of very large projects. Then, as a Financial Consultant with Liberty Life, one of South Africa's biggest companies she represented the organisation in all of their products – from life insurance to medical and retirement benefits.
Her first exposure to the human capital sector came in 1996 when she managed a branch of Kelly Personnel, a major personnel placements company.
Bayi then joined the Gauteng Provincial Legislature as an Administration Manager and was responsible for procurement management, financial management, asset management, auxiliary services, property management and staff management. She served on committees such as: Tender Committee; strategic planning processes of the Legislature; Industrial Relations; Extended Secretariat. Joining PAG (recruitment) as the Business Development Manager, Bayi joined SPi (then Boyden) in 2002 as a Director.
She has a Primary Teachers Diploma (Johannesburg College of Education, 1987); Associate Bookkeeping Diploma (Rapid Results College, 1988); Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (Institute of Certified Bookkeepers, 1989); Fundamental Management Program (Unisa School of Business Leadership, 1999); Senior Financial Management (University of Pretoria, 1999); Management Development Program (Unisa School of Business Leadership, 2000). Bayi's interests include ice skating, running and golf. She speaks six South African languages.
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After leaving the prestigious St Andrew’s College Grahamstown, Sipho studied for a legal degree at Midrand Campus through UNISA, and continues to pursue further studies.
He started his career at NBC Consultants & Actuaries, a then BEE arm of Alexander Forbes in 1998 where he was mainly responsible |
for a portfolio of union negotiated provident funds worth +/- R1.5bn assets under management. He, together with the NUMSA led Tyre Bargain Council were instrumental in the creation of the New Tyre Manufacturing Industry Provident Fund. He was then head-hunted by Alexander Forbes and joined the Financial Services Division where he managed a portfolio with a total asset base of +/- R2.1bn. He left Alexander Forbes for a stint with an insurance brokerage firm, Edge Financial Group in Port Elizabeth before switching careers to Executive Search in 2006, where he joined Mindcor (Pty) Ltd as a Senior Consultant. In May 2011, he joined SPi. He has 6 years experience in Executive Search.
He is a founder member of the Black Management Forum Young Professionals and its inaugural Deputy Chairman. He was a member of the Gauteng Youth Legislature in 2007/08 and sat on the Committee that drafted and finalised the establishment of the National Youth Development Agency. He is an avid public speaker who has been invited to address many conferences. His political activism and contribution to society was recognised when the Mail & Guardian editorial team named him one of 300 most influential young South Africans in 2009.
In his spare time, he is a freelance writer, and has published many articles in print media, on line media (Business Live) and is a part-time Analyst for the SABC 1 programme, Ilungelo Lelakho (Know your rights).
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Tsholofelo started her career at the Electoral Institute of Southern Africa where she was part of a team that facilitated political, corporate and community electoral processes. |
She later joined the UK Trade & Investment South Africa as a Trade Development Officer for 4 years where she advised British companies on how to do business in South Africa. She did tailored market research on behalf of UK clients, looking for opportunities, contacts and partners in the South African market. She developed and maintained relationships with South African policy and decision makers in government and industry. She organised networking events and seminars, and led trade missions (particularly in the energy sector with renewable focus).
Tsholofelo worked for ABSA Vehicle Management Solutions as a Fleet Consultant, providing support in the administration motor fleet on behalf of clients and insuring their compliance with their companies’ fleet policy. She advised clients on operational, maintenance and procurement costs of new vehicles and trucks.
Tsholofelo has a total of 6 years’ experience in search as a researcher. She was at Spencer Stuart from 2005 to 2008 as a Research Associate, located at their Johannesburg office. She spent another three years at Search Partners international doing research work both local and cross-border, at senior management level, for a wide range of clients across various sectors. She pursued her BBA studies through University of South Africa. Tsholofelo was appointed as a consultant on 1 January 2012.
tsholok@spint.co.za
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