Clifford and his family have been living at Val de Vie since May 2012. He was co-opted as a homeowner Trustee in 2018 and also chairs the estate’s Development sub-committee. Clifford is a seasoned HR professional with more than 30 years’ experience in the corporate world.
He completed a B.Com degree (1987) as well as an MBA (UCT 1993). He worked in the Financial Services industry (Old Mutual) during the first 7 years of his career, doing mainly actuarial work on employee benefits and investments. He joined Caltex (now Chevron) in 1990 and held numerous HR positions culminating in his appointment as HR Director for Sub-Saharan Africa in 1999. Clifford subsequently held HR Director positions at Unilever, Anglo American (seconded to Kumba Iron Ore) and British American Tobacco until June 2014 when he decided to take a career break. These roles have honed his skills as an HR professional but have also developed his experience as an Executive Board member of these major multi-nationals. Clifford recently started working as an Independent Strategy and HR Consultant.
Apart from an obvious passion for people, Clifford’s key strengths are in the areas of leading Organizational Change and large-scale Restructuring, as well as Strategic Process Facilitation.