Executive Leadership Convention

“The African Century is coming, but how can we prepare to lead in this new future? Africa, with the youngest population in the world, stands at the cusp of leading in new ideas, new innovations, and new markets. Yet in the face of uncertainty, complexity, and change, business leaders on the continent must be more flexible than ever before, better at identifying new risks and new opportunities, more aware of our responsibilities and capacity for impact, and more able to inspire others to be their best. As Africa and African companies move to the forefront of global markets and conversations, we have an opportunity to build an exciting and inclusive future for generations to come — but we must begin now.”

Dr Duggan's academic work is on the political economy of development in Africa, with a particular focus on institutional development and financial sector regulation. She has worked on the continent for more than twenty years and gained experience in nearly two dozen African countries. She is the author of a number of case studies on African firms and countries, including cases on South Africa, Nigeria, DRC, Zimbabwe, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and others. She regularly leads strategy and leadership workshops for corporations and has advised a number of governments and public sector agencies on the continent and beyond. She earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from Stanford University, where she was the G.J. Lieberman Fellow for the Social Sciences, and received a B.A. with honors in Political Science from Brown University.

Dr Duggan was previously a professor at Harvard Business School (HBS) in the Business, Government, and the International Economy (BGIE) Unit, where she taught leadership and political economy in MBA and executive education programs for nearly a decade. At HBS she was the first woman in the school’s history to win the Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching in the Required Curriculum two years in a row. She also received the Charles M. Williams Award for Excellence in Teaching and was named the Berol Corporation Fellow.

"A Black Swan is rare, different and breaks the norm - something that all innovators and leaders want and need to do/be. A true innovator and leader anticipates change, challenges the status quo and disrupts the normal sequence of events.  Change the business world to lead strategically with intention in complexity !  As individuals and organizations embrace first principle thinking, to unleash creative possibilities and solve for complex business problems, a vibrant new vision for business emerges that goes beyond merely adapting. We invite practitioners and scholars to take their place at the UCT GSB Executive Leadership Convention to co-create ways to strive for more sustainable and impactful practices of strategy and leadership.    Our theme and focus present an opportunity to understand the conditions that continue to evolve strategy, inspire leadership practice and pursue excellence."

Dr Camille Meyer is Associate Professor in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business. He is the Academic Director of the Executive MBA. His teaching and research on business sustainability adopt an interdisciplinary perspective to shed light on entrepreneurial, financial and ethical processes involved in the management of social innovations and natural resources. This perspective considers new approaches to business such as developing new business models, social innovations, collaborative management and stakeholder partnerships for commons governance.

Associate Professor Kosheek Sewchurran is primarily interested in organising practices and research that acknowledge the realities of a lived-experience. This scholarship finds expression in the conversation he convenes related to Business Model Innovation, Strategy-as-practice and Leadership-as-practice.

Before he joined the UCT GSB, he was Assoc Prof and HOD of the Department of Information Systems at UCT's Faculty of Commerce. Prior to entering academia, he spent a little over a decade on manufacturing projects, working as a Systems Engineer optimising plant automation and designing and implementing enterprise information systems.

Sewchurran holds a doctorate in Project Organising (PhD) from UCT; a Master of Science in Systems Thinking (MSc) from UKZN; a Bachelor of Science Honours in Computer Science (CompSci) from UKZN; and a Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering and Operations Research (BSc) from UNISA.

Portia Heynes is a multipotentialite and has an insatiable curiosity for systems thinking and digital transformation, with expertise in designing learning strategies and cultures in Organisations. she has many interests and creative pursuits, being an entrepreneur and having worked for local and global companies for more than 25 years’, across multiple functional roles and industries. These industries include Banking, Telecommunications, Hospitality, Agriculture, Retail, BPO sector. She is also an entrepreneur, in the fields of property, consulting, and strategy development. She is regarded as a thought leader in the Learning and Development Industry where she has successfully integrated learning strategies, technology, and people to create more sustainable Organisations.

Portia is an acclaimed professional speaker and lectures on systems thinking, diversity and inclusion, digital transformation, strategy execution, people, and talent management. Portia holds a BCom Banking Management degree, completed an Executive MBA at the University of Cape Town, Graduate School of business and Transition to General Management at Insead Business School in Paris.

She is currently pursuing a doctorate, exploring a conceptual framework. toward a systemic employability design, one that can address the mismatch between current views of employability and relevance of skills. This is against the background of unemployment, and acceleration of digitisation. She views this as her contribution and legacy.

Dr Camaren Peter (PhD) is an Associate Professor at the Allan Gray Centre for Values-Based Leadership at the UCT GSB. He is also the Executive Head of the new Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC NPO). He is a pure scientist by training, having studied theoretical physics and astrophysics before obtaining his PhD from the UCT GSB in 2010.

Peter is a systems and complexity theorist who has applied complexity thinking to a variety of problem domains. Over the past decade he consulted extensively in a policy and advisory capacity on sustainable development, with a particular focus on the urbanisation challenges of the developing world. Peter has worked closely with a wide range of local and global institutions, and has published widely, contributing to both policy and academic discourses.

His first book – titled “Lazarus in the Multiple: Awakening to the Era of Complexity ” (Zero Books, UK) – was published in 2016, and is a posthumanist exploration of the 21st Century human condition. It deals with themes ranging from memory to forgiveness, reconciliation, ethics, freedom, disruption and the need for a transition to a new politics and society. It is aimed at leaders and strategists in particular, who are grappling with the challenges of the 21st Century.

Dr Preeya Daya (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer specialising in Leadership, Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour at the Allan Gray Centre for Values-Based Leadership and is an Academic Director at the Achievement Awards Group.

She has a PhD in Business Administration from UCT, and Master’s degree in Human Resource Management. Preeya serves on the Council for the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Chairs the HR Chapter. She serves as expert faculty for MasterStart and GetSmarter online learning programmes and co-convenes a PhD programme in Leadership, Systems Thinking and Complexity.

She is the author of numerous peer-reviewed publications and is the co-editor of the book, 12 Lenses into Diversity in South Africa.

Claire Barnardo started and manages the Case Writing Centre at the GSB. The centre pioneers the writing and publication of African-focused teaching cases. Established with funding from the Harvard Business School Alumni Africa Club, the Case Writing Centre now hosts a collection of teaching cases, some award-winning, that are relevant to doing business in emerging markets.

Claire holds an MA in Media Theory & Practice from UCT and undergraduate degrees from Rhodes University. Prior to cases, she has over a decade of editorial experience as a print editor/journalist. Claire is passionate about writing and championing African and emerging market business cases.

"In a business school setting, teaching cases are crucial to learning, as they give students the opportunity to step into the shoes of business leaders in a variety of industries and find solutions to real-life dilemmas. "In a business school setting, teaching cases are crucial to learning, as they give students the opportunity to step into the shoes of business leaders in a variety of industries and find solutions to real-life dilemmas."

“Richard Perez is the founding director of the Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Richard’s expertise and experience combines human centered design with business thinking, management and strategy. His area of specialisation is design thinking for innovation and strategic leadership. He advises organisations (private and public) in both South Africa, the Africa region and internationally.

Richard’s education includes a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Cape Town, a Masters in Innovation Design Engineering from the Royal College of Art and Imperial College of Science and Technology (London) and an Executive MBA from the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business, where his research topic focused on the inter-relationships between constraints and creativity”

Celestine Munda holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting (Hons) and recently completed an Executive MBA with the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business. She is a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya. She is also a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) South Africa and Kenya and a member of the Institute of Directors (IOD) South Africa.

Her leadership training is diverse and includes the Strategic Leadership Programme (SLP) run by the Harvard Business School; the Harvard Market Segment Leader Program; the Advanced Leadership Programme with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), University of Pretoria, Certification in Sustainability and ESG and Leadership Through Diversity Coach.

Celestine currently serve on two boards, the Britam Holdings Group plc – Chair of the Audit Committee and Member of the IT Committee and TradeMark Africa - Member of the Audit Committee

She has over 30 years of diverse international and local professional and leadership experience drawn from two of the Big Four professional services firms (PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young) and the multinational oil and gas company, Royal Dutch Shell.

Dr. Shikoh Gitau is the CEO of Qhala, a Digital Innovation company that catalyzes digital transformation capabilities for organizations across Africa. She has over 10 years of experience in the Research, Design, Implementation, and Management of Digital Technologies. She has established expertise in both African and Emerging Markets specialized in solving problems in Agriculture, Education,Health, Payments, Retail and Renewable energies.

She is responsible for the set-up of Safaricom Alpha, a first of the kind corporate innovation hub in Africa. Where she worked as the Head of Products – Innovation and acted as the Chief Innovation Officer. Shikoh also led Safaricom’s foray into becoming a digital company, by putting together a strategy, and cross-functional teams to execute the strategy.

Previously, she worked with Africa Development Bank (AfDB), where she was leading and advising governments across Africa to adopt ICT for service delivery, she developed the Digital Government Blueprint, a strategic document to guide governments in digital transformation, now adopted by Smart Africa and already under implementation in Kenya. She has also worked with Google and Microsoft in their emerging markets teams. She has received numerous awards in recognition of her efforts in influencing Business and Government as well as Technology.

Shikoh sits on various boards in ICT companies and contributes to a number of steering committees and think tanks on Africa and technology. Shikoh holds a PhD and MSc in Computer Science from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Recently, she was appointed to the COVID-19 ICT Advisory Committee 10 set up by Joe Mucheru, Cabinet Secretary for ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs to facilitate containment of the spread of coronavirus in the country using information communication and technology. She also is part of the COVID-19 Modelling team, informing the Government of Kenya's policy formulation using Data

A highly experienced professional accomplished in: strategic leadership; strategy setting and monitoring; enterprise risk management, including corporate insurance; assurance services, and human capital management.

Currently employed within a premier science institution recognised globally for its excellence in agricultural research and innovation, primarily as General Manager: Risk and Planning, while simultaneously having occupied various acting capacities as Group Executive: Human Capital Management (current) and President & CEO (past). The institution comprises 11 research campuses across South Africa’s nine provinces that provide research products and solutions on over 170 agricultural commodities.

Dr Vergotine holds a PhD in Leadership in Performance and Change (UJ) and an Executive MBA (UCT-GSB). His conversation will focus on the outcome of his research: “Uncovering emerging leadership practice from purposive organisational engagements and its future prospects”. During this engagement, he will introduce his lived experience that involved his direct reports in Leadership-as-Practice (L-A-P), which led to his discovery of what he later coined ‘next-level’ L-A-P.

Dr Christle de Beer is current working as a Senior Manager for the Research Enterprise at the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), UCT.

She is responsible for managing the daily operations of the IDM as it relates to the research enterprise, including the activities of a variety of portfolios, and reporting on these.

Dr de Beer’s qualifications: MSc. Conservation Genetics; PGDip Intellectual Property Law; PhD Industrial Engineering, Executive MBA.

She has two black and white rescue cats named Commodore Fluffypaws and Sir Pounce-a-lot. When I am not working or studying, and she enjoys going to the gym, reading, and working on creative projects such as painting or DIY.

Lester Davids started his academic career with a PhD in molecular and cellular biology in the department of medicine at UCT. He formed and managed a successful research laboratory for 20 years. Currently he is working as a facilitator, lecturer, and business consultant to the entire Executive MBA course at the UCT Graduate School of Business. He is, and remains passionate about enabling people from any contextual background to emerge as the best version of themselves through a process of self-discovery and transformation.

He remains fully committed to this purpose through advisory, mentoring, training, facilitation and coaching services. He consults on business principles, systemic thinking and leadership as practice with National companies.

David holds a Masters in Biology from UCT, has worked with and graduated numerous postgraduate students, has more than 40 research publications, and completed his executive MBA at UCT with a dissertation focussing on Change leadership in a Post-COVID era.

Ludwig is a supply chain risk professional with more than 20 years of broad experience in the fast moving consumer goods industry. Having worked in more than 20 countries for a FTSE 10 organisation, he is also a qualified coach trained in Brain Working Recursive Therapy.

Outside of work Ludwig is an Afro-Latin dancer who has travelled within Africa and the Caribbean to learn the dances authentically. Fun fact, he crashed a plane on his first solo flight in Australia.

A Sustainable Growth Model – to survive and thrive Less than two percent of the world’s population achieves self-actualisation and fewer than twenty percent of leaders understand their purpose and can define it. The sustainable growth model aims to address this gap by providing a structure to allow human systems to survive and thrive. It was born from Maslow’s belief that every human should “become . . . everything that one is capable of becoming”.

Rashid Toefy is the Deputy Director-General in the Department of Economic Development and Tourism, with the mandate of creating jobs in the Western Cape economy.

Rashid has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) and has worked extensively in the travel and tourism industry, both in South Africa and abroad. He spent three years based in Amsterdam, developing business and marketing strategies for businesses in over 30 countries, working extensively in Central Europe and Latin America.

He has a degree in Economics and Environmental Science, as well an MBA, and has recently embarked on a PhD, focusing on “How leaders make strategic decisions in crisis conditions”

Rashid hates settling for mediocrity and wants to do profound things that impact positively on all those around him.

Tshepiso Moahloli is a seasoned professional with more than a decade of core experience, predominantly within the South African Government wherein she provided leadership at strategic and operational levels with expertise in economics; finance in particular cash management, risk management, debt issuance & management; and policy formulation.

Tshepiso completed an MBA in Executive Management in 2019 at the UCT GSB and her Masters in Commerce-Economic Science with WITS

In 2021-2022, she spent time in the Middle East providing strategic expertise in public debt management to a newly formed Oman Debt Management Office in Muscat. She is currently consulting on various projects of interest.

Jeanett Modise is the Group Chief People Officer at Absa Group Limited. She joined Absa on 1 January 2023. Prior to joining Absa, Jeanett held senior HR roles at a number of blue-chip companies including Sanlam Group, SAP, AngloGold Ashanti, Industrial Development Corporation, Mutual & Federal and Hewlett Packard among, others. Jeanett started her career as a professional nurse and Midwife prior to pursuing opportunities in the HR profession.

Jeanett Modise Absa Group Chief People Officer Jeanett has held several Board roles, including as Executive Director on the Board of Sanlam Limited and Sanlam Life, and as Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Board’s HR & Remuneration committee at Foskor. She has also served as Non-Executive Director at Cordustex, Indwe Broker Holdings, MiWay Insurance and Save the Children South Africa, a global NGO.

She was awarded the Future of HR Hall of Fame Lifetime Award in 2017 for her contribution to the HR Fraternity, impacting business, performance and culture through innovative human capital management strategies for more than10 years.

Qualifications Master of Business Leadership, Unisa, 2008 B. Com, Business Management, Unisa, 1997 Diploma, General Nursing and Midwifery, 1987 Senior Executive Programme, Harvard, 2001 Advanced Management Programme, Insead

Dr Shaheem de Vries is a medical doctor with 20-years’ experience in prehospital Emergency Care, serving both in the capacity of Chief Executive Officer and, more recently, as the Medical Director of the Western Cape Government Emergency Medical Services.

Shaheem holds a MBChB, a Diploma in Primary Emergency Care, a Master’s in Emergency Medicine and an executive MBA from the University of Cape Town. He is currently pursuing a PhD in which he explores self-organising in the public sector.

Anthony Silberberg- Old but not out

An alumni from the MBA class of 1981. long before most of us were born. Anthony’s mission has always been to give back to the new generation of leaders some of his experience gained during the past 60 years.

Anthony was involved in the opening and development of the first supermarket chain in South Africa, Checkers in the late fifties. Then opened the first two enclosed shopping Malls in South Africa, Sanlam Centre Parow and Cavendish Square. President of the Cape Town Chamber of Commerce 80/81 brought extended shopping hours to the Cape and helped establish Wesgro. Moved on to retail and mall development in Australia and Asia.

Anthony is currently involved in management and economic development using strategic principles adapted from Mindfulness the work of Sun Tzu.

Charlene Rolls has been in the media industry for nearly two decades, working in various roles as a journalist and editor for renowned magazine brands such as YOU, DRUM and Fairlady. She is currently an editorial director in Media24’s Lifestyle division.

Charlene holds a BA from the University of Cape Town, a BPhil from Stellenbosch University, a PgDip in Management Practice from UCT’s Graduate School of Business and recently completed an Executive MBA from UCT’s Graduate School of Business.

Mbali Ndandani is the Africa Technology Lead Consumer Experience and Digital and currently also the Technology Lead for East Africa for Unilever. Additionally, she leads the organisation's open innovation programme- Unilever Foundry.

Her role includes identifying and delivering innovative startups and solutions, models and approaches powered by digital and technology to enable the business' future growth across all functions and departments.

She is responsible for identifying and delivering innovative startup solutions, models and approaches powered by digital and technology that enable the business' future growth. Her role includes developing the organisation’s digital capabilities through partnerships across key markets in Sub Saharan Africa Prior to this role, Mbali led Digital Media in Unilever, working with 42 brands on their digital marketing strategies for driving consumer acquisition and sales growth.

Mbali also previously led Digital Experience and Digital Engagement at McDonald’s South Africa. She led a department which had a dual role of defining the future, technology enabled experience of customers while building the brand online.

Mbali concluded a thesis related to African technology startups and their role in enabling the informal economy in emerging markets as part of the MPhil in Inclusive Innovation at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business. The research included interviewing tech startup entrepreneurs, startup support organisations and female informal entrepreneurs in South Africa and Kenya

Innovation Management | New and Emerging Technologies | Digital Strategy | Digital Transformation

Digital/Innovation Executive with a keen interest in exploring ways in which organizations may differentiate themselves (Business model innovation), more notably, in how organizations can align everyday practitioner practices to the organizational vision and make a considerable impact in the lives of their end-customers (Strategising). He believes innovation to be an innate behaviour and focus many of his efforts in finding avenues to unleash and manage this innovative potential in organisations, be it through technology, practices, processes, or good ol' dialogue (Innovation management).

Sipamandla Masuku works as the Deputy Chief Digital Officer for Discovery limited. He has completed his PGDip in Information Systems Management specializing in Business and Systems analysis at the University of Cape Town in 2012. And is MPhil I Management practices specializing in inclusive Innovation at the Graduate School of Business in 2014. Sipamandla is currently doing his PhD in Information Systems (Innovation Management) at the University of Cape Town.

He has worked for companies such as Life Healthcare, OwnPower Purposeful Systems and Old Mutual.

As Chief Marketing officer for Liquid Thought, Simmy is responsible for leading a talented team that develops, implements, and rolls out digital marketing strategies for leading brands in an exponential age. With a wealth of experience in the industry, she understands the importance of crafting targeted and impactful marketing campaigns that deliver measurable results.

Her passion is working with clients identifying and leveraging the latest trends and technologies to build brand equity, drive traffic, and increase revenue. However, her focus is not limited to driving marketing success. As part of the leadership team at Liquid Thought, she committed to creating a successful and healthy work culture that is driven by purpose and intention.

She believes that a positive and collaborative work environment is key to attracting and retaining top talent and achieving sustainable success. Having just successfully completed her Executive MBA, she is working towards her Yale stint in June. Simmy is constantly immersed in the latest trends and knowledge shaping the industry leaders and Liquid Thought’s offering to the market, ensuring their Clients remain relevant.

Born and raised in a Camphill community in South Africa, Joan is currently Senior Project Leader of the World Social Initiative Forum focusing on research and practice in questions of personal development, social change and human dignity within an emergent cosmopolitan world-society.

Joan has a background in Waldorf Education, first as a pupil, then trained and practised as Class Teacher in Germany and SA, and continued as Teacher-Trainer in Cape Town. She was invited to serve as member of the Executive Council of the General Anthroposophical Society in Dornach, Switzerland, and returned to Cape Town after a seven-year term of office in 2022. She is an EMBA23 graduate and alongside co-ordinator of the WSIF, intends to consults in adult self-education and leadership learning.

Serial Tech Entrepreneur. Venture Builder. Start-Up Mentor. Digital Maven. As Founder & CEO of Liquid Thought, Zulfiq has led the company since its inception in 2001, to become a leading digital innovation agency for the exponential economy.

Liquid Thought is made up of 2 business units; Liquid Studio drives Digital Transformation for corporate clients; and Liquid Labs, a Digital Innovation enabler for venture-backed start-ups.

In 2009, he co-founded a disruptive FinTech start-up, Moneysmart, one of South Africa’s first online Personal Finance Management (PFM) platforms, enabling users to take control of their finances through a secure, easy to use online interface.

Today, he continues to work and partner with leading brands and disruptive innovators as a venture builder and enabler of digital business. A graduate from the University of Cape Town, he holds a Bachelor of Business Science degree with Information Systems Honours.

Wesley Bell has worked in Financial Services for the past 20 years for multi-national firms, which brings perspectives of companies and teams across several jurisdictions. He has worked for JPMorgan in both South Africa and London, while currently employed at APEX Group as Regional Head of Finance for Africa.

Over his career he has been involved with six acquisitions and divestures that has provided valuable insights to the challenges of change and leading through these changes, both at an individual, team and organisational level.

Wesley holds a BCom in Financial Accounting (UCT) and PGDip in Management Practise from UCT's Graduate School of Business and currently concluding the final year of his Executive MBA from UCT's Graduate School of Business.

Lindiwe Monyae currently leads the Employee Benefit Business unit at Liberty, based in Johannesburg. Liberty is part of the Insurance and Asset Management cluster within the Standard Bank Group. Integral to the cluster, the Employee Benefits business unit aims to improve the lives of employees at small, medium and large businesses by ensuring their financial and emotional well-being through the provision of solutions such as Umbrella Funds, Group Risk, Consulting and Actuarial Services as well as Value-Added Services.

Lindiwe completed her Executive MBA from UCT GSB in 2023 and has an Honours Degree in Industrial Psychology from Wits University. She has studied with Insead - Singapore and received a certification on Leading an Effective Sales Force in 2019. She is a certified coach, registered with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) through Star Coaching.

Craig Arendse has more that 25 years’ experience in the field of conflict resolution and change management on a national and international level. Craig has an academic background in Ethics, Theology, Adult Education and Project Management, and is currently completing his Executive MBA at the Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town.

He has an established client base within a variety of organisations, including The World Bank and Search for Common Ground. Substantial work has been done with institutions, such as the University of Stellenbosch, University of the Western Cape, Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), Duta Wacana (Indonesia), as well as UCLA. Craig currently plays an integral role through his exceptional and extensive involvement with Municipalities and Government Departments as a key facilitator and mediator of national conflicts, as well as other projects.

Recently, Craig through his company Resolve and Change Systems (RACS) has played an integral role in the facilitation and implementation of both the Red Dot and Blue Dot Taxi Incentive Programme in partnership with the Department of Mobility and the Western Cape Minibus Taxi Industry.

This has paved the way for industry transformation and sustainable partnerships aimed at creating a safer, more efficient integrated public transport network in the province. RACS, through Craig’s vision, has become a change agent and key collaborator for driving integral change and transformation within society, while holding people at the centre of the process.

Richard is J.P. Morgan’s Head of Securities services for Sub Saharan Africa.

Richard is a member of the JP Morgan’s regional , Sub Saharan Africa, management committee and EMEA senior leadership team.

Richard Joined J.P. Morgan in October 2010 from BNP Paribas where he was responsible for coverage across the UK Offshore islands for clients in a global capacity. He was also a key person for BNP Paribas Securities services and associated business across Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.

Prior to that, Richard fulfilled and number positions across HSBC Bank International and HSBC Investment bank / Simpson Mckie , South Africa. Richard holds a Bachelors degree in Commerce from the University of Stellenbosch and an EMBA from The Graduate School of Business at the University of Cape Town.

Managing Partner, Curemed Health and Wealth Consultants

Born with an entrepreneurial spirit, Hagop has been shaped by a deep passion for business and people, evident throughout his professional journey. From an early age, he has been fuelled by the thrill of creating and growing ventures and building them from the ground up.

Currently, Hagop holds the position of running Curemed Health and Wealth Consultants. Curemed is a company of 60 employees, included in this is a team of driven health and wealth advisers and dedicated client services consultants. This responsibility not only keeps him on his toes but also ignites his entrepreneurial spirit. He is constantly driven to explore innovative approaches that effectively, ethically, and professionally serve his clients.

With a well-rounded skill set, Hagop has developed expertise in various areas, including Business Development, Team Leadership, Financial Management and Advice, Business Strategy, and Client Services. These skills have been refined through years of experience and a steadfast commitment to staying at the forefront of industry trends.

In summary, Hagop is an enthusiastic entrepreneur at heart, bringing a performance-driven mindset and a wealth of expertise to every endeavour. He is known for fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and accountability, empowering employees to reach their full potential and contribute to the company's success.