Dr Barry van der Westhuizen is a senior associate and core player in DTS CC.
Barry van der Westhuizen's Summary Management at executive level, strong leadership skills combined with entrepreneurial skills underscored with a solid academic background in business leadership.
Succesfully built a new venture entrepreneurial business and headed it up for 12 years before selling at a sizeable profit. Turnaround implementation in a blue chip corporate with excellent results.
Lead staff through company re-structuring and re-positioning of business resulting in strong financials. Development and implementation of marketing and sales plans
Development of academic processes, publishing of academic articles in press; radio interviews and public speaking on diverse subjects.
a highly dynamic individual driven by performance with a strong committment to team dynamics and long term strategies.
Specialties Strategy; turnarounds; new venture creation, leadership, finding opportunities, easy to work with.
Barry van der Westhuizen's Experience Director Blue Max Apparel & Fashion industry
January 2009 – Present (2 years 5 months)
Director of a Clothing manufacturing and distribution company that has been in business for the past 30 years.
Consulting on new strategic plan development and roll out, including new product development, marketing plans, systems and sales strategy.
Blue Max has a national footprint and has undergone a strategy change to adapt to the changing market trends, nationally a.nd internationally
Director of the Business School Graduate Institute of Management and Technology GIMT Educational Institution; Education Management industry
March 2008 – August 2009 (1 year 6 months)
Strategic development and implementation of turnaround strategy including marketing, re-branding and sales.
Development of new academic courses relative to clients needs and CHE ; DOE requirements.
Development of niche strategies to penetrate and gain ground in private education, creating renewable revenue streams. Building pipeline articulation routes for longer customer retention.
Interfacing with Blue Chip Executives to determine specific tailormade solutions.
Recruiting new staff and engaging top level academics to deliver on the product.
Creating a viable business plan encompasing organic growth.
consulting to existent and new clients on business requirements and interventions.
New venture creation with entrepreneurs, including consulting.
Head of Milpark Business School Milpark Business School Privately Held; Education Management industry
August 2005 – March 2008 (2 years 8 months)
Head of Milpark Business School, responsible for post graduate programmes including MBA's. Developed strategies for improvement of the brand, re-designed the brand and launched marketing strategy. Resultant positive EBITDA and growth in top line earnings. Took the School to being rated 4th best business school in South Africa out of 18 business schools. Managed full financials, HR, Strategy, Marketing and Academic development and implementation in conjuction with the Academic Dean and Head of Research. Memeber of the South African Business School Association.
Managing Director Protea Sports (pty ltd) Apparel & Fashion industry
October 1990 – 2005 (15 years)
Mananging Director, head of operations; logistics; strategy design implementation and roll out. Marketing planning, financial planning and implementation. Capitilisation and investor funding.
Re-design of production facility, process line planning, development of optimisation schedules for optimal job shopping.
Human resource planning, union negotiations, staff welfare, retirement planning.
CMT ; embroidery and laser operations. Fabric purchase planning wastage control, costing analysis.
National Credit Analyst Sales House Edcon Public Company; Retail industry
1987 – 1990 (3 years)
Development of credit scoring matrix to predict credit rating performance according to demographic purchasing behaviours; implmentation of beta phase and project planned roll out nationally of software including trainiing ; software implementation and hardware instalation between stores and regional credit offices interfaced with EDCON mainframes. Interpretation of live reports and extrapolation of data to fit expected profiles using KS testing and fiinancial models such as ROGa return on gross assets, book, re-purchase rates vetted against marketing and seasonal trends
Barry van der Westhuizen's Education IMC Post Doctorate, Strategy implementation 2000 – 2001
Activities and Societies: Baroness Cox Award for Top Post Doctoral Studies
Southern Cross University Doctor of Management, Strategy; international competiveness; new venture creation in global space 1996 – 2000
University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika MBL Masters in Business Leadership, Stregy;Marketing;Economics;Finance;Accounting;Human Resources; Law 1988 – 1992
Activities and Societies: Old Mutual Award for Exceptional Progress in Business Practice whilst studying for the MBL. Dissertation on the Clothing industry and customer service relative production line efficiencies
University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika B.A, Psychology;Philosophy;Criminology 1982 – 1986
Barry van der Westhuizen's Summary Management at executive level, strong leadership skills combined with entrepreneurial skills underscored with a solid academic background in business leadership.
Succesfully built a new venture entrepreneurial business and headed it up for 12 years before selling at a sizeable profit. Turnaround implementation in a blue chip corporate with excellent results.
Lead staff through company re-structuring and re-positioning of business resulting in strong financials. Development and implementation of marketing and sales plans
Development of academic processes, publishing of academic articles in press; radio interviews and public speaking on diverse subjects.
a highly dynamic individual driven by performance with a strong committment to team dynamics and long term strategies.
Specialties Strategy; turnarounds; new venture creation, leadership, finding opportunities, easy to work with.
Barry van der Westhuizen's Experience Director Blue Max Apparel & Fashion industry
January 2009 – Present (2 years 5 months)
Director of a Clothing manufacturing and distribution company that has been in business for the past 30 years.
Consulting on new strategic plan development and roll out, including new product development, marketing plans, systems and sales strategy.
Blue Max has a national footprint and has undergone a strategy change to adapt to the changing market trends, nationally a.nd internationally
Director of the Business School Graduate Institute of Management and Technology GIMT Educational Institution; Education Management industry
March 2008 – August 2009 (1 year 6 months)
Strategic development and implementation of turnaround strategy including marketing, re-branding and sales.
Development of new academic courses relative to clients needs and CHE ; DOE requirements.
Development of niche strategies to penetrate and gain ground in private education, creating renewable revenue streams. Building pipeline articulation routes for longer customer retention.
Interfacing with Blue Chip Executives to determine specific tailormade solutions.
Recruiting new staff and engaging top level academics to deliver on the product.
Creating a viable business plan encompasing organic growth.
consulting to existent and new clients on business requirements and interventions.
New venture creation with entrepreneurs, including consulting.
Head of Milpark Business School Milpark Business School Privately Held; Education Management industry
August 2005 – March 2008 (2 years 8 months)
Head of Milpark Business School, responsible for post graduate programmes including MBA's. Developed strategies for improvement of the brand, re-designed the brand and launched marketing strategy. Resultant positive EBITDA and growth in top line earnings. Took the School to being rated 4th best business school in South Africa out of 18 business schools. Managed full financials, HR, Strategy, Marketing and Academic development and implementation in conjuction with the Academic Dean and Head of Research. Memeber of the South African Business School Association.
Managing Director Protea Sports (pty ltd) Apparel & Fashion industry
October 1990 – 2005 (15 years)
Mananging Director, head of operations; logistics; strategy design implementation and roll out. Marketing planning, financial planning and implementation. Capitilisation and investor funding.
Re-design of production facility, process line planning, development of optimisation schedules for optimal job shopping.
Human resource planning, union negotiations, staff welfare, retirement planning.
CMT ; embroidery and laser operations. Fabric purchase planning wastage control, costing analysis.
National Credit Analyst Sales House Edcon Public Company; Retail industry
1987 – 1990 (3 years)
Development of credit scoring matrix to predict credit rating performance according to demographic purchasing behaviours; implmentation of beta phase and project planned roll out nationally of software including trainiing ; software implementation and hardware instalation between stores and regional credit offices interfaced with EDCON mainframes. Interpretation of live reports and extrapolation of data to fit expected profiles using KS testing and fiinancial models such as ROGa return on gross assets, book, re-purchase rates vetted against marketing and seasonal trends
Barry van der Westhuizen's Education IMC Post Doctorate, Strategy implementation 2000 – 2001
Activities and Societies: Baroness Cox Award for Top Post Doctoral Studies
Southern Cross University Doctor of Management, Strategy; international competiveness; new venture creation in global space 1996 – 2000
University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika MBL Masters in Business Leadership, Stregy;Marketing;Economics;Finance;Accounting;Human Resources; Law 1988 – 1992
Activities and Societies: Old Mutual Award for Exceptional Progress in Business Practice whilst studying for the MBL. Dissertation on the Clothing industry and customer service relative production line efficiencies
University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika B.A, Psychology;Philosophy;Criminology 1982 – 1986