Mark Ridgway
Contact details
Email address:
Cell: 083 252 8277
Land line: 021 421 8498
Fax: 086 671 5337
Member information
TMA-SA membership status
Regular member.
Background and experience
CAREER HISTORY
1995 – 2007 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - TRANSUNION RECEIVABLES MANAGEMENT.
1988 – 1995 MANAGING DIRECTOR - ROYAL ASSET MANAGEMENT.
1986 – 1998 MANAGING DIRECTOR – EDEN CONSTRUCTION
PREVIOUS CLIENTS – TURNAROUND SCENARIOS/CONSULTATIVE PROCESS
- Thokoza Township (1996) – aided in developing a culture of payment for services by establishing pay points in Thokoza. .Involved in negotiations and operational aspects between the council and block and street committees to effect change.
- Compu-pay (1995-2003) - pay points installed in Cape Townships to enable payment of arrear and current services payments.
- SARS (2004) – involved in tax base broadening exercise that added approximately 480000 to the tax base.
- Paradigm Holdings (2002) – Negotiated with stakeholders (shareholders and 6 banks) in a scheme of arrangement. Managed Assets post liquidation and reported to Creditors (6 banks)
- Saambou (2002) – collection of distressed debt on liquidation and balance sheet restructure in Planet Finance.
- Performance Pet Foods (2001)– Rescue of small business prior to liquidation – currently trading
- Leisure-Net - Collection of book debts for liquidators
- Other clients have included Major Banks, Workmen’s Compensation, Edcon, Foschini, Reliant, Lancet Laboratories, and Medical Aids.
Qualifications
- Master of Business Administration – Henley Management College, Brunel University, UK.
- Postgraduate Diploma in Management – Henley Management College, Brunel University, UK.
- Financial Services Board Portfolio Management Exams – Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Turnaround professional discipline(s) represented
- Business transformation consultant.
- Corporate renewal consultant.
- Management consultant.
- Receivables collection.
- Turnaround consultant.
- Turnaround practitioner.
Services offered
- Credit, Distressed Asset Specialist.
- Vision, Strategy, Execution and Leadership.
- P/L and Performance Improvement.
- Start up, Turnaround, Change.
- Due Diligence, Deal Structuring and Negotiation.
- Financial and Legal Transactions.
- Risk Management.
- Cost Analysis, Reduction and Control.
- Quality Control.
- Brand Building.
- Growth and Business Development.
- Product Innovation, Development and Delivery.
- Share Holder and Board Relations.
- Corporate Governance and Compliance.
Why I joined TMA-SA
Firm: Turnaround INQ
Add you comments or questions on this web page below
blog comments powered by Disqus