Johannesburg, South Africa
Email: simon.russell@russelltechs.com
Linkedin: simon-russell-4aba448
Simon’s started his career as a Design Engineer at VolksWagen SA before joining the Technology practice of Accenture (Anderson Consulting). Simon spent 27 years at Accenture. During his time at Accenture he worked on some of the largest technology enabled change initiatives in both the Energy and Financial Services sectors in South Africa. These projects spanned Strategy, Process and Technology and focused on both the core and enterprise parts of the business. In his role Simon would work closely with clients to plan, and drive out the implementation of large transformational programmes, working with clients to manage the organizational impact and change. Simon went on to lead the Accenture Financial Services Practice across Africa for 8 years. Following Accenture, Simon joined Experian as part of a team to turnaround and to grow the business in SA. Simon served on both the boards of Accenture and Experian SA.
Roles:
- Associate Baird’s CSC
- CEO Russell Technology
- Founding Member TaxiPay
Areas of expertise::
- Financial Services and Energy Sectors
- Strategy
- Technology
- Change and Journey Management
- Business Turnaround and Startups
- Relationship Management
Services offered:
- Strategic Planning
- Scoping and Planning Change Programmes
- Working with Executive Teams to manage and navigate change
Education:
- BSC Mechanical Engineering UCT
- BCom Economics and Business Economics UNISA