Portfolio of Dr Gary Cundill

Name & initials
Dr Gary (GJ) Cundill

Qualifications

BScEng (Chemical), University of Natal, 1988
BEng Hons (Water utilisation), University of Pretoria, 1997
Programme for Management Development, Graduate School of Business, UCT, 2005
GDE Civil (Project Management), University of the Witwatersrand, 2007
International Executive Development Programme, Wits Business School, 2008
MPhil (Environmental Management) cum laude, University of Stellenbosch, 2012
PhD (Leadership and Management), Cranfield University School of Management, 2019

Career History

Mechem, 1989 to 1990
AECI Ltd, 1990 to 1994
Columbus Stainless, 1994 to 1997
Omnia Fertilizer, 1999 to 2001
Chemical Services Ltd, 2001 to 2006
AECI Ltd, 2007 to 2017

International Experience
Led and evaluated risk management and environmental work in Botswana, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Brazil and Indonesia.

Current fields of specialisation
Strategy and land remediation; company environmental performance.

Awards

Best In Track Award and first place in Best Paper Awards for the 30th Conference of the Southern Africa Institute for Management Scientists (2018), for the paper ‘How non-financial shareholder activism influences companies’ environmental, social and governance practices’.

Academic Involvement

Invited speaker on corporate sustainability at Gordon Institute of Business Science (Johannesburg) and Cranfield University School of Management (UK)
Supervise MBA dissertations for Milpark Business School (Johannesburg) and Cranfield University School of Management (UK)

Professional Registrations

Member of the Academy of Management (USA)
Member of the British Academy of Management
Member of the Southern African Institute of Management Scientists
Member of the South African Institution of Chemical Engineers and the Institution of Chemical Engineers (United Kingdom)
Registered Professional Engineer (South Africa) and Chartered Engineer (United Kingdom)
Member of the Institute of Directors in South Africa