Elliot has been the CEO of a listed business services group and of a national subsidiary of a famous international advertising agency group; the marketing director of a large retail chain; and a serially successful entrepreneur building and leading businesses in insurance, marketing services and tourism.
A highly regarded management consultant on business strategy, business development and marketing issues, Elliot has also served as a chairman, board director and advisor for businesses large and small. He mentors start-ups and early stage businesses and suppports the owner/managers of successful private businesses transitioning to professional/corporate structures.
NED & Board Advisory Experience
- Director: Meliorleaf (Pty) Ltd
- NED: The Columba Foundation (USA)
- NED: Ownsurance (Pty) Ltd
- Trustee: Redhill School (Johannesburg)
- NED: ThreeByFour (Pty) Ltd
- Chairman: SBBW (Pty) Ltd
- NED: subsidiaries of Acuity Group Holdings
- Director: Acuity Group Holdings Ltd
- NED: Exceptional African Experiences (Pty) Ltd
- Director: SBBW (Pty)
- Director: J Walter Thompson Johannesburg (Pty) Ltd
- Director: Enterprise Communications & Consulting (Pty) Ltd
Skills
A good communicator and successful mentor, Elliot is willing and happy and to share his knowledge and experience. His particular skills are in business strategy, business development and growth, and marketing. But, having been in management and leadership roles in businesses ranging from start-ups (his own and others) to listed corporates, as well as a diversity of advisory and directorship roles spanning many industries, Elliot has broad experience in the critical aspects of business.
Credentials
- The University of Chicago Booth School of Business: Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- The University of Chicago, The College: Bachelor of Arts (BA), major in economics