Johan is an experienced Human Resources Professional with 34 years of Human Resources and Operational experience. He practised as a generalist HR practitioner for most of his career within the African Mining Industry. He specialised in Labour Law, Organisational Development and turnarounds. Later in his life, he transitioned into developing high-performance operational teams and he holds an executive position heading up the Africa division as a Safety, Health, Environmental, Quality and Training Executive. He is currently a General Manager (Operations) for a large mining contract in South Africa.

Following his compulsory two years of military service, he started his career in the Free State Gold Fields as a Human Resources Trainee and has since worked for several large Corporates as well as Contracting Companies. In his early years he was appointed as a part-time lecturer at a tertiary institution and has been close to the training field for most of his career.

Despite specialising in Labour Relations for several years his passion was within the Organisational Development space and the enhancement of operational performance.

Johan has a unique skill set derived from exposure to, and experience in, Organisational Development but also Operational (mining) management in South Africa. Johan has also been exposed to Operational practices in Canada and the USA.

Johan is professionally registered with the South African Board of People Practise and has been a registered coach within South Africa.

Johan holds two degrees including a B-Tech in Human Resource Management, and a B-Tech in Labour Relations Management. He has also done a variety of post-graduate training programmes including a Management Development Programme through Stellenbosch University, a Training Management Diploma through Wits University, a Coaching qualification through the University of Johannesburg, Risk Management through the University of Cape Town and a host of short courses including Lead Auditor for ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001.