Ken Mathu

at GIBS Business School

Schools

  • GIBS Business School

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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 facul​ty and le​cturer

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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