Darren S.
Education
GIBS Business School (Gordon Institute of Business Science)
Executive Short Course, Finance 2008-01-01 - 2008-01-01
GIBS Business School (Gordon Institute of Business Science)
Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa, Financial Reporting 2015-01-01 - 2015-01-01
University of KwaZulu-Natal
MSc Elec Eng., Vaccum Wave Tube Engineering 1982-01-01 - 1989-01-01
Hamilton High
High School, M'Levels 1978-01-01 - 1982-01-01Work Experience
Cactus Communications
Current
Cactus Communications
Hippo Roller
Current
Hippo Roller
Mobenzi
2018-10-01 - 2019-09-01
Mobenzi
Brooke Pattrick
2012-06-01 - 2016-08-01
Brooke Pattrick
Kgwanyape Energy Solutions
2009-06-01 - 2010-05-01
Kgwanyape Energy Solutions
Technews Publishing
1995-09-01 - 2009-05-01
Technews Publishing
Consultancy in Advanced Technology
1994-01-01 - 1995-09-01
Consultancy in Advanced Technology
Integrated Circuit Design Centre
1990-01-01 - 1993-12-01
Integrated Circuit Design Centre
Skills
Summary
Enterprise Sales. Social Impact. Strategic Communications. Media Relations. Content Development. Emerging Markets. Changemaker. Business Development. Strategic Planning. Brand Building. Marketing Communication. Executive Management. Private sector and social impact savvy. Purpose driven. Story selling. After graduating with an MSc. Electronic Engineering, I moved quickly into business-to-business sales, marketing & communications, in which I have thrived these last 20 years. Initially a Sales Engineer (I was awarded the Xilinx Rest of World Salesman of the year), then a media executive (I ran Technews Publishing, an award-winning media company I helped found), and latterly a changemaker in the world of social impact, I have come to know and understand the pillars of sustainable anything ... "Content. Communication. Conversation. Commerce." Social impact matters. Almost 30 years work experience. Excellent communicator, marketer and story seller. Exceptional all-round general management skills. Experience from grass-roots level to executive management. Goal: to add value to social enterprises focused on improving lives in developing regions, and to establish sustainable entrepreneurial business models for rural growth within Africa particularly.
