Aldrin (Buzz) Beyer

Professor at GIBS Business School

Schools

  • GIBS Business School

Links

Biography

GIBS Business School

Profile

​​After graduating from the University of Cape Town in 1993 with a BSc (Hons) in Chemistry, Buzz worked for a number of different companies in positions involving chemical testing and formulation, sales, market and business development, strategy, business planning, project evaluation, coordination of company risk management, and related.

In 2002, Buzz completed his MBA at Wits with the aim of starting his own business. Subsequently, Buzz consulted to Mittal Steel (now ArcelorMittal) on value addition to their waste and by-products, started a building renovations business (Square Tortoise CC) and purchased, improved and re-launched a time capsule concept for parents to collect and store memories and mementoes from their baby’s first year, called Memory PodTM.

Buzz joined GIBS in September 2007 as a full-time lecturer in entrepreneurship and operations management. In February 2010, he moved to the adjunct faculty position with GIBS, allowing him to continue lecturing, as well as, pursue his private business ventures and grow his business improvement & performance coaching consultancy.

Responsibilities

​Adjunct faculty

Consulting Involvement

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Significant Achievements

  • Buzz runs and is actively involved in several companies and organisations. He has been happily married for 20 years and has four children.

Qualifications

  • BSc (Chemistry) (Hons) (UCT)
  • MBA (Wits)
  • Certificate in Leadership Coaching
  • Master I Certificate in Consciousness Coaching
  • Accredited Integrative Enneagram Coach

Fields of Interest

  • Operations management/improvement
  • Management (including Leadership)
  • Strategy operationalisation and execution
  • Personal mastery
  • Leadership, business and life coaching
  • Business presentation skills

Professional Memberships

  • Wits Business School College of Coaches
  • Accredited Integrative Enneagram Coach

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