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​We Cannot Direct the Wind
But We Can Adjust Our Sails

About Richard Lewis

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Richard has extensive strategic leadership and non-executive director experience, Adept at strategic planning; strong on corporate ethics and governance; effective in forming and strengthening partnerships to drive opportunities with key strategic stakeholders, both in the public / private sectors and locally / internationally.
Conservation and environmental advocacy.  Four time national environmental awardee.

Specialties:
  • Strategic thinking and strategic planning, change leadership
  • Business Optimization
  • Turning strategy into implementation
  • Driving social, environmental and economic sustainable impact and development
  • Board and Executive Team Alignment
  • Promotion of UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Assisting in securing funding/investments for program beneficiaries
  • REMCO and Social and Ethics Committee responsibilities
  • Leadership disciplines and effectiveness
  • Catalyst and facilitator between funders, creatives and causes to grow circles of influence

Bio
I studied towards being an Advocate and completed my law studies in South Africa. Not going to the Bar, I secured a position with the Natal Chamber of Industries as a legal advisor. Thereafter, employed by the Euro-Akademie, Germany, during which time I furthered my studies in Business Administration and Jurisprudence. Upon returning to South Africa, I set up a Human Resources and Labour Law firm, Richard Lewis, Smith and Associates. This evolved into Richard Lewis Strategic Services where I have been engaged by dozens of organisations through multiple sectors to assist in my listed areas of speciality. 

Current  Appointments
Director - Artisan Training Foundation.
Head: Corporate Strategy - Artisan Training Institute.
Head : Richard Lewis Strategic Services - strategic planning and review.
CEO of Motion Media Productions
Committee member of the Gauteng – Regional Centre of Expertise (United Nations University)
Ambassador – Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA)
Patron of NACSSA (National Association of Conservancies and Stewardships of SA). 
 
Former Appointments
Non-executive Director – BSI Steel (prev. JSE AltX listed company – in 2011 in top 100 performing companies in SA).
Chairperson of EXCO - Don Group- a JSE listed hospitality group
Retained advisor - Kagiso Trust
Appointed by the Kagiso Tiso Holdings Group (KTH), to be responsible for the HR stream it it’s R13bn merger.
Chairman - Unplugged Communications
Chairman - Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA)
Chairman of Wildlife Heritage Trust Fund.
Chairman Wildlife Marketing Services (Pty) Ltd

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Sectors Of Industry Richard Has Consulted In

Manufacturing, Packaging, Food Processing, Financial Services, Artisan Training, NGO Environmental, NGO Social Development, Development Banking, Logistics, Branding and Marketing, Steel Merchandising, and Renewable/ alternative energy. 
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  • Home
  • About
  • Strategic Planning
    • Strategic Plan Facilitation
    • Strategic Plan Implementation
    • Strategic Plan Progress Control
  • Environmental & Social Entrepreneurship
    • Environmental Entrepreneurship
    • Social Entrepreneurship
  • Leadership Development
  • Contact