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Oliver Wight scores in South Africa with assist from new signing
New Oliver Wight EAME Associate, Sean du Sart
Oliver Wight EAME has seen its business in South Africa more than double over the last three years and it is now working with a significant number of blue chip organisations based there. Oliver Wight Partner, Lloyd Snowden says, “There is growing recognition among organisations in South Africa of what they can do to compete more effectively on the global stage; they are keen to take the right steps and the Oliver Wight offering is of great interest to them.”
Sean du Sart is the latest consultant to join the Oliver Wight EAME team and he will be based in Johannesburg. Prior to joining Oliver Wight, he worked as an independent consultant, implementing project management capabilities into a wide variety of South African businesses - from the financial, local government and insurance sectors, to transport, logistics and telecommunications.
Previously, du Sart was the Class A implementation leader and demand manager for Abbott Laboratories, South Africa. He successfully led the organisation to Oliver Wight Class A, as part of a global Abbott initiative to implement Oliver Wight’s Integrated Business Planning (IBP). He believes the experience built working with an extensive client base will prove invaluable in his new position.
“I hope to use the skills gained in my previous roles and my first-hand knowledge of Oliver Wight IBP, to support clients in challenging the status quo and driving for superior, sustainable business improvements,” he says.
Du Sart’s appointment in South Africa is part of a wider company expansion by Oliver Wight EAME. Last month the business improvement specialist announced the appointment of France-based consultant Catherine Schmitt-Weber.
About Oliver Wight
Oliver Wight has a 40 year track record of delivering business improvement to some of the world’s best-known organisations. With a team of professionals offering a wealth of experience, Oliver Wight is largest consultancy of its type, with offices throughout Europe, North and South America, and the Asia Pacific region.
At the leading edge of management thinking and practice, Oliver Wight’s Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process lies at the heart of our clients’ journey to outstanding business performance. Oliver Wight were the originators of sales and operations planning (S&OP) and IBP can most simply be described as advanced S&OP. However, integration is what distinguishes IBP from its predecessor. It is designed for the Executive to plan the entire business - in a fully integrated way. Unlike S&OP, IBP brings a truly strategic perspective; it is a drumbeat for managing the business, linking diverse processes - in the extended supply chain, product and customer portfolios, customer demand and strategic planning - into one seamless management process.
The Oliver Wight Checklist is the longest standing and most successful business assessment tool. The latest, Sixth Edition sets ever more demanding standards to provide a comprehensive vehicle for companies on their journey to business excellence.
Oliver Wight are the originators of:
1. MRP II – the planning principles that today underpin ERP and supply chain planning
2. S&OP – sales and operations planning
3. Integrated Business Planning (IBP) – Advanced S&OP
Oliver Wight EAME
The Willows
The Steadings Business Centre
Maisemore
Gloucester, UK
GL2 8EY
www.oliverwight-eame.com
Carol Collins
carol.collins@oliverwight-eame.com
01452 397200
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