Ledile Chuene

• Deal Making
• Perform commercial analysis of new applications
• Perform desktop and physical due diligence on applications with potential
• Lead transactions including communicating with the legal and Risk departments
• Compile and Investment report on transactions where there is a business case
• Present the transaction to the Investment Committee
• Prepare disbursement requisitions
• Perform business valuation models for acquisition transactions
• Resolve complains

Achievements

Got transactions worth more than R100m approved and around 80% of them disbursed

Mentored Investment Analysts

• Deal Making
• Perform commercial analysis of new applications
• Perform desktop and physical due diligence on applications with potential
• Lead transactions including communicating with the legal and Risk departments
• Compile Investment reports on transactions where there is a business case
• Present the transaction to the Investment Committee
• Manage and periodically review internal processes in relation to applications admin and deal referrals
• Perform business valuation models for acquisition transactions
• Resolve complains
• Review internal processes
• Ensure all information is correctly captured on CRM

Achievements

Mentored Investment Associates on CRM use

Cleared backlog on the system

Re-designed some of the SOPs

• Perform commercial analysis of new applications
• Identify risks on accepted applications and make recommendations to Investment Associate in respect of way forward
• Manage and periodically review internal processes in relation to applications admin and deal referrals
• Perform business valuation models for acquisition transactions
• Attend and present at conferences and seminars that are part of the Pre- Investment Business Support
• Resolve complains
• Proactive Business Development independently and/or in partnership with internal stakeholders
• Build networks with relevant external stakeholders and source good deal flow for the organization
• Manage the performance of Investment Associates
• Review work done by the Investment Analysts and the Investment Associates and provide them with feedback on their analysis
• Ensure that the screening team meets and exceeds performance targets
• Attend Investment Committees
• Ex-Officio board member to the businesses funded by the organisation

Achievements

Referred applications for incubation

Guided entrepreneurs to make their applications bankable

Got deals for the organisation through business development

Re-designed some of the SOPs

Drew a template to assist Investment Analysts and Associates to easily assess applications

• Perform Pre-Investment Analysis of business (Strategies, Financial (including drawing a financial model), marketing and Technical)
• Evaluate complex business proposals / projects requiring financial assistance from the IDC, (minimum loan amount R1 million and maximum R1 billion).
• Conduct a thorough due diligence process to verify information supplied in the business proposal and to assess the economic viability of the project/business
• Compile a detailed report that recommends the approval of the required funding to IDC management (This report focused on major aspects of the business such as, the viability of the project/business, corporate governance, corporate social investment, management, marketing, financials and technical & operations)
• Help develop and Implement Mpumalanga IDC regional strategies
• Drive new business development for the Strategic Business Units (SBUs) of IDC;
• Liaise with other support divisions within the IDC (e.g. legal, internal accounts, risk department, Research and Development, IT, etc.)
• Achievements
• successfully received some deals though business development that were consequently funded.
• Mentored entrepreneurs until their applications were bankable

The overall scope of this consulting project was to provide strategic leadership to Siemens Wind Power Services to enable them to turnaround their business and become more profitable. The project involved a lot of team work and working with people across all levels.

• I performed Company , Financial, Commercial and competitor analyses.
• I performed Trend Analysis (including sales, costs analysis and external trends)
• I benchmarked their performance with similar organizations
• I developed a new business Strategy to turn around their service business
• I developed an implementation plan
• I gave recommendations for cost cutting
• gave recommendations for profit generation
• I presented to top management

Achievements

I successfully developed a business turnaround strategy that is being implemented

I successfully identified areas for cost cutting

I identified areas for profit generation

· I planned, led and coordinated business start-ups and growth projects with the aim of helping entrepreneurs to establish sustainable businesses

· I was a business advisor for entrepreneurs

· Conducted feasibility Analyses (Legal, Technology, Financial and Commercial)

· I developed financial models to evaluate and plan business performance

· I worked with other Sasol departments to identify and support new business opportunities

· I wrote strategic and bankable business plans

· I performed project Due-diligence

· I negotiated for financing on behalf of entrepreneurs with financiers

Achievements:

I reduced client costs by 300%

I reduced client cost by 200%

Received funding on behalf of my clients

Developed strategic and bankable business plans

Through my own initiative, I identified, developed and managed a strategic relationship with Sasol Gas (They produce and sell bulk gas to estates) which will help Sasol ChemCity with alternative energy supply for housing projects and potential for generating revenue for Sasol Gas

· Through my own initiative, I identified, developed and managed relationships with grant givers with the aim of getting funding for my projects. I have consequently received funding from them through the relationship.

· I coached and monitored the business administrator who has since successfully completed a project and now a further learning student.

• I coordinated and led piloting projects
• I executed failure mode and effect analysis and, designed process modification and led implementation
• I did project planning
• I gave direction to the production personnel
• I monitored production personnel and provided solutions when deviations were experience
• I led and coordinated multidisciplinary team (production, electronic, mechanical etc.) during modifications
• was responsible for data accumulation, analyzing and reporting
• I wrote process reports

Achievements

Turned around a Filtration Rig plant which was completely inefficient to being completely functional

Successfully designed and implemented process modifications

I found efficient operating conditions suitable for plants.

· I did production optimization and technical problem solving to meet production targets.

· I did process monitoring and gave direction to production personnel

· I assisted in design of refinery expansion project

· I assisted in commissioning and implementation of a piloting project

· I performed factory mass and energy balance