About the author

Hannes Brits

<p>Hannes has a unique combination of experience in</p>&#13; &#13; <p>&#9658; Business Strategy</p>&#13; &#13; <p>&#9658; Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Strategy</p>&#13; &#13; <p>&#9658; Financial / Production Management</p>&#13; &#13; <p>&#9658; IT/IS Management and</p>&#13; &#13; <p>&#9658; Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) and Systems Implementation</p>&#13; &#13; <p>He has worked as a Management Accountant and as a Financial Manager.&#160; He then made a career change to Systems Implementation and Management.&#160; He does Management Consulting with a focus on Business Turnaround.</p>&#13; &#13; <p><strong>The Systems Manager = The person that probably understands business and all its interfaces the best</strong></p>&#13; &#13; <p>He is a seasoned Senior Manager at group level with expertise in areas that impact business performance, namely:</p>&#13; &#13; <p>&#9658; Business Turnaround</p>&#13; &#13; <p>&#9658; Due Diligence and Independent Business Review</p>&#13; &#13; <p>&#9658; Interim Management</p>&#13; &#13; <p>&#9658; Business evaluation and improvement</p>&#13; &#13; <p>&#9658; Business Strategy</p>&#13; &#13; <p>&#9658; Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Strategy</p>&#13; &#13; <p>&#9658; IT/IS Management</p>&#13; &#13; <p>&#9658; Integrated Systems Specification, Implementation, and Support</p>&#13; &#13; <p>&#9658; Project / Programme Management (System Implementation)</p>&#13; &#13; <p>&#9658; Financial Management and Management Accounting</p>&#13; &#13; <p>&#9658; Finance and Operation / Production Systems and Controls</p>&#13; &#13; <p>He is a member of the Turnaround Management Association of Southern Africa (TMA-SA).&#160;</p>&#13; &#13; <p>He has an MBA / MBL (Master&#8217;s Degree in Business Leadership) from the University of South Africa (UNISA)&#8217;s School of Business Leadership (SBL) with majors in:</p>&#13; &#13; <p>&#9658; Advanced Strategy</p>&#13; &#13; <p>&#9658; Business Process Reengineering (BPR) and</p>&#13; &#13; <p>&#9658; Marketing of Services</p>