Ken Mathu
at GIBS Business School

Schools
- GIBS Business School
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Biography
GIBS Business School
Profile
Ken is from Gauteng, South Africa and is a corporate-cum-entrepreneur-cum-academia. Holds a PhD/D-Tech: Business in Management Sciences with a bias in Supply Chain Management. Has in-depth knowledge in supply chain/logistics management, operations, procurement, marketing, sustainability, energy and environment. Supply Chain Council trained in SCOR-Professional application. Ardent in research with a focus in Supply Chain Management: sustainability/green initiative. Adjunct to Execution Cluster Head at Gibs.
Responsibilities
Full-time faculty and lecturer
Consulting Involvement
- Marketing Association of South Africa
- The Association of Operations Management of South Africa (SAPICS)
- Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS)
- Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority;
- Financial Service Board (FSB) Accredited Compliance Officer
- Supply Chain-Roundtable South African Chapter
Significant Achievements
- Colgate-Palmolive (Kenya), initiated product distribution network in the rural areas and townships using sales vans empowering micro, small and medium enterprises.
- A registered patent “Healthshield”.
- Secured SCOR training sponsorship for 20 leading students in 2014.
Qualifications
- MBA (Regent)
- DTech (Business management) (VUT)
Fields of Interest
- Supply chain management
- Sustainability
Professional Memberships
- Marketing Association of South Africa
- The Association of Operations Management of South Africa (SAPICS)
- Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS)
- Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority;
- Financial Service Board (FSB) Accredited Compliance Officer
- Supply Chain-Roundtable South African Chapter
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