Ken Mathu

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  ​