Gerald Edwards

General Manager
Lonehill, ZA

About

•Excellent written and verbal communication skills •Excellent planning, time management and problem solving •Strong research and analytical skills •Transformational leader and innovative strategic thinker

Work Experience

Credit Manager

LMI Complex Lending, ANZ Banking Group
Apr 2009 - Dec 2010
Australia

Coached and mentored team, held ZAR 45 million dual Delegated Lending Authority, reviewed and assessed complex credit applications

Director / Mortgage Specialist Broker

Wards Financial Services
Dec 2010 - Apr 2013
Australia

Generated sales through networking and marketing, evaluated properties and client creditworthiness, studied client needs and matched products, created presentations to educate clients

Senior Commercial Credit Analyst

La Trobe Financial
May 2013 - Jul 2016
Australia

Credit coach for 12 analysts, managed third party introducer portfolio, developed review process reducing cycle time from 76 to 24 hours, manual credit assessment for various finance types

General Manager

Stone Italiana
Jul 2016 - Dec 2017
United Kingdom

Oversight of operations/logistics and sales/marketing for UK and Italian markets, worked with interior designers, architects, engineers, contractors, supported Project Managers in proposals

General Manager, Human Resources

MIG Metal Works
Dec 2017 - Present
South Africa

Provide strategic HR leadership, foster management relationships, drive employee engagement through performance management, talent management & succession planning, lead change management initiatives

Education

Cert IV Mortgage Broking

Not specified
2007 - 2008

Cert IV Customer Contact

Customer Service institute of Australia
2011 - 2012

Graduate Diploma of Management

Australia Institute of Business
2013 - 2015

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Australia Institute of Business
2014 - 2016

Leadership Excellence

Disney Institute
May 2014 - Present

Anaheim, USA

Chief Customer Officer Boot Camp

Not specified
May 2014 - Present

Los Angeles, USA

Certificate in Change Management

Not specified
May 2018 - Present

Scrum Master Accredited Certification

Not specified
Jun 2018 - Present

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt

Not specified
Jun 2018 - Present

Languages

English - Native

Skills

Purchase

Sectors

Industry