Busisiwe Nwabisa Gaca
Business Strategist/Change Management Practitioner
Johannesburg,GP
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Founder/Principal Consultant
BrainBox Consulting (Pty) Ltd
PRETORIA, GAUTENG
10.2015 - Current
- Founded in March 2015, BrainBox Consulting is a South-African based, 100% black-owned (level 1 BBBEE contributor) management consultancy that offers a range of management solutions to optimise business results
- Our objective is to partner with clients in ensuring a sustainable competitive advantage in the market by challenging established thinking in order to unlock deep insights, identify business drivers and leverage them to yield the desired outcomes
- Simply put, we assist management teams make distinctive, lasting, and substantial improvements in the performance of their business.
Communications & Branding Lead (Assets Management Project)
AKHILE CONSORTIUM on behalf of the CITY OF TSHWANE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY
05.2018 - 08.2023
- Change Management Practitioner
ICT Change Management in public schools
DUAL POINT CONSULTING on behalf of MATTHEW GONIWE SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE
01.2017 - 04.2018
- To play a key role in ensuring that the School ICT Project objectives are met by increasing stakeholder adaptation and usage of ICT in school curriculum
- The primary responsibility will be creating and implementing change management strategies and plans that maximize ICT adoption and usage and minimize resistance
- Specific role as a consultant (over and above the core duties): Manage engagement with senior district officials (Tshwane West) so as to cascade official communication and buy-in at all stakeholder levels.
Country Brand Lead – Cardiovascular
Pfizer Laboratories
04.2013 - 10.2015
- Own brand strategy for the market, define and drive country specific brand strategies
- Drive product growth and lifecycle management, forecast revenue and opex of assigned brands, ensuring the realization of revenue and profitability targets in country.
Product Manager – Prevenar 13
Pfizer Laboratories
04.2012 - 04.2013
- To manage the Prevenar 13 (Private Market) portfolio by ensuring brand maximization and profitability and provide support to the Sales Force responsible for detailing the products, both SA and export markets (Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Mauritius).
Product Manager – MabThera
Roche Products
10.2010 - 03.2012
Product Manager – Oncology
Roche Products
01.2010 - 09.2010
- To develop, communicate and implement the ideal strategy for the product, considering market intelligence and trends, in order to ensure optimum positioning, profitability and growth.
Brand Manager – CNS
Adcock Ingram Healthcare (Pty) Ltd
08.2007 - 12.2009
- To market a range of Central Nervous System products within the portfolio (a total of 4 promoted products, which is a combination of ethical and generic products)
Specialist Medical Representative – Western Cape
Eli – Lilly SA (Pty) Ltd
07.2004 - 07.2007
- To promote CNS products namely Cymbalta (duloxetine) and Zyprexa (Olanzapine) to psychiatrists and neurologists
Medical representative – Vaal Triangle
Merck Sharpe & Dohme (MSD)
08.2003 - 07.2004
- To promote a range of pharmaceutical products namely Fosamax (Alendronate), Vioxx (Rofecoxib) and Cozaar (Losartan) to Orthopaedic Surgeons, Physicians and GPs.
Key Accounts Consultant
EnviroServ Waste Management (Pty) Ltd
02.2002 - 07.2003
- To provide chemical and general waste disposal solutions to various customers
Technical Sales Consultant
Chemimpo SA
01.2000 - 01.2002
- To promote and supply a range of imported raw materials for the personal care industry
Laboratory analyst
CSIR – Food technology division
01.1999 - 12.1999
- To conduct various experiments including DNA fingerprinting, PCR and plant isozyme analysis.
Education
MBA -
GIBS (Gordon's Institute of Business Sciences - University of Pretoria)
Johannesburg 01.2009 - 12.2010
Post-graduate Diploma in Business Administration -
GIBS (Gordon's Institute of Business Sciences - University of Pretoria)
Johannesburg 01.2003 - 12.2003
Bachelor of Science (Honours) -
University of The Witwatersrand
Johannesburg 02.1994 - 12.1998
Matric -
Blythswood Senior Secondary School
Eastern Cape 01.1990 - 12.1993
Skills
Microsoft Office (Intermediate/Advanced): Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Access, Internet Explorer
Previousleadershiproles
- SRC Deputy President - 1992 (Blythswood Senior Secondary School)
- Remember and Give committee chairperson (Sunnyside Residence - WITS) - 1995
- Entertainments committee member (Sunnyside Residence - WITS) - 1996
- Treasurer: Sunnyside Residence House Committee (WITS) - 1997
- Western Cape product champion for Cymbalta (Eli Lilly) - 2005 & 2006
- Clinical trials' analyst for the Western and Eastern Cape GP team
- Chairperson of the EE forum and representative for prescription division (Adcock Ingram) - 2008/9
- Market champion (SA region) Global Supply Chain and Portfolio Management (representing commercial in all Supply & Operational planning meetings) - 2014
- Champion for e-Detailing project throughout Pfizer SA - 2014
Preferredname
Busi
Driverlicense
Code 08
Personal Information
- ID Number: 760626 0788 085
- Date of Birth: 06/26/76
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: South African
- Marital Status: Single
Languages
English, Xhosa, Zulu and South Sotho
Timeline
Communications & Branding Lead (Assets Management Project)
AKHILE CONSORTIUM on behalf of the CITY OF TSHWANE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY
05.2018 - 08.2023
ICT Change Management in public schools
DUAL POINT CONSULTING on behalf of MATTHEW GONIWE SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE
01.2017 - 04.2018
Founder/Principal Consultant
BrainBox Consulting (Pty) Ltd
10.2015 - Current
Country Brand Lead – Cardiovascular
Pfizer Laboratories
04.2013 - 10.2015
Product Manager – Prevenar 13
Pfizer Laboratories
04.2012 - 04.2013
Product Manager – MabThera
Roche Products
10.2010 - 03.2012
Product Manager – Oncology
Roche Products
01.2010 - 09.2010
MBA -
GIBS (Gordon's Institute of Business Sciences - University of Pretoria)
01.2009 - 12.2010
Brand Manager – CNS
Adcock Ingram Healthcare (Pty) Ltd
08.2007 - 12.2009
Specialist Medical Representative – Western Cape
Eli – Lilly SA (Pty) Ltd
07.2004 - 07.2007
Medical representative – Vaal Triangle
Merck Sharpe & Dohme (MSD)
08.2003 - 07.2004
Post-graduate Diploma in Business Administration -
GIBS (Gordon's Institute of Business Sciences - University of Pretoria)
01.2003 - 12.2003
Key Accounts Consultant
EnviroServ Waste Management (Pty) Ltd
02.2002 - 07.2003
Technical Sales Consultant
Chemimpo SA
01.2000 - 01.2002
Laboratory analyst
CSIR – Food technology division
01.1999 - 12.1999
Bachelor of Science (Honours) -
University of The Witwatersrand
02.1994 - 12.1998
Matric -
Blythswood Senior Secondary School
01.1990 - 12.1993
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