Bennie is a senior management professional. He holds an MBA from Rhodes University and is a registered business accountant in practice with the South African Institute for Business Accountants. He is also a registered tax practitioner with SARS, SAIBA, and the South African Institute of Tax Practitioners. Bennie has extensive knowledge and experience in general management, operations management, cost accounting, financial management, and human resource management. He has 19 years of experience in accounting and auditing, including 10 years at an audit and accounting firm, and has managed his own accounting practice since September 2016. Additionally, he has 30 years of experience in first-tier manufacturing within the motor industry, where he served as an executive director, as well as 5 years in property management and business brokering. In January 2016, Bennie joined GKA Capital, a South African-based corporate finance practice specialising in merger and acquisition transactions in Southern and Sub-Saharan Africa. He excels at initiating business strategy and implementing strategic goals and company deliverables, with a particular focus on turnaround strategies. Bennie has experience in delivering a range of accounting and reporting functions, including the preparation of annual budgets and controls, monthly management accounts and operational reports, cash flow requirements and projections, annual financial statements, processing income tax returns, costing structures and rates, and researching and presenting complex business plans and feasibility studies. He is proficient in both English and Afrikaans.