Steve is the Chairman of the Adopt-a-Project Foundation who are actively involved with initiatives to Uplift Communities in the areas of Empowerment through Sport, Developing SMME’s through the SDI Initiative and Transforming Individuals through the waste management chain with “WastePreneurs”. Steve also serves as a Trustee for SDI, fulfilling his passion in Adding Value to our communities and real opportunities for SMME’s. 

Steve comes from a strong marketing and advertising business background having held the position of Sales and Marketing Manager for ADreach, International Marketing Manager for Cadbury Schweppes in London, was Commercial Director for Douglas Green Bellingham having also spent many years in advertising with Ogilvy’s as an Account Director. 

He has shown his entrepreneurial skills while working with Letsatsi Solutions providing creative training for SMME’s and Vocational Skills Development. 

Steve has recently graduated at Henley as Coach and lectured in Marketing, Sales and Negotiating Skills at the IMM Graduate School of Marketing, Vega and the AAA School of Advertising. 

1. Education •

• St Andrews High School, Bloemfontein – Matriculated 1965 
• South African Navy – Naval Diver, 1967 
• Rhodes University – Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) Education, 1970 
• University of the Witwatersrand – Diploma in Marketing Management, 1973 
• Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, UK – Mini MBA, Management, 1981 

2. Work Experience

Shell Trading

• Management Trainee
• 1970 – 1972 

Cadburys

• International Marketing Manager
• 1973 -1981

Ogilvy & Maher South Africa

• Client Service Manager
• 1992 – 2002

Douglas Green Bellingham

• Commercial Director
• 2002 – 2010

Deloitte Human Capital Corp

• Executive Recruitment Consultant
• 2010 – 2012

Communicate 360 Limited

• Owner/CEO
• 2010 – 2012

ADreach Group

• Marketing Manager/Director
• 2013 – Present

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