Sam Tsima
B.Com in Business Management & Transport Economics from the University of South Africa, Founder President /Chairperson and Chief Executive at Cometsa Group since 2009, Human Resources Director at Motorola Southern Africa from 2004-2009.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Website: | http://www.cometsa.co.za |
| Skills: | Business, German, Languages, Leadership, Management |
| Location: | ISANDO |
| Groups: | African Incubator Network (AIN) |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | affirmative action, africa global mobility network, band, black economic empowerment, business advisory services, business coaching, career management, change management, cometsa, cooperative education, corporate academy, direct solutions, employee relocation, employment equity, entrepreneurship development, executiev coaching, executive coaching, executive search, facilitation services, franchise management, friends & supporters club, global workforce mobility, human capital consulting, human capital investments, human resources development south africa, institute of people management, international talent mobility, internships, ipm, leader and subordinate assimilation, learnerships, mafrika, mentoring, mentoring, national skills development strategy, nexus, operational effectiveness, organizational design, organizational development, Personal Development, placements, professional networking, recruitment, sam tsima methods, sasce, satcom, shared services, skills development, smart global investments, social entrepreneurship, social networks, southern african society for cooperative education, talent management, training and development, transformation, vocational education, work integrated learning, worldwide enterprises, worldwide erc, youth development camps, youth development workshops, youth leadership development |
| Schools: | University of South Africa |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Cometsa Group |
| Position: | Founder President /Chairperson and Chief Executive |
| Time period: | July 2009 - Present |
| Description: | Sam Tsima established Cometsa on the 1st August 1997, as a football develop academy in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. The organization has since grown into a diversified development group covering recreation, entertainment/music, leisure, education, art & culture, sport, and environment/community development. |
| Employer: | Motorola Southern Africa |
| Position: | Human Resources Director |
| Time period: | May 2004 - June 2009 |
| Description: | Payroll administration (outsourced to PWC); Facilities management (outsourced to JLL); Security services (outsourced to Coin Security, and later to G4 Security Group); Immigration services (outsourced to Ernst & Young, and later to Fragomen); Canteen (outsourced to Thandanani); Labour conflict resolutions advisory (outsourced to Webber Wenzel Bowens Attorneys); Engineers In Training Program (recently outsourced to Nkoka Training, to incorporate accreditation by the Engineering Council of South Africa - ECSA) |
| Employer: | Sasol Group Limited |
| Position: | Manager Centre of Excellence |
| Time period: | December 2002 - May 2004 |
| Description: | Appointed with the responsibility to establish the first Sasol Group Centre of Expertise Diversity Management and inclusion, covering all the companies of Sasol Group in South Africa and the rest of the world Most of Sasol global companies were in Germany, Italy, South Africa, Qatar, and USA (Texas) |
| Employer: | Absa Bank Group Limited |
| Position: | Group Consultant |
| Time period: | October 1995 - November 2002 |
| Description: | Sam Tsima was headhunted from Siemens with the specific objective to come and develop a new training program for black high school graduates along the lines of the famous German Dual-Training model ( a combination of college and in-company rotational learning). He launched the program and called it Candidate Bank Technician (CBT). The participants and graduates of this program were appointed in the commercial banking branches of the group |
| Employer: | Siemens Ltd |
| Position: | Commercial Administrator |
| Time period: | November 1992 - September 1995 |
| Employer: | Siemens AG - Germany |
| Position: | Stammhauslehrling (Corporate Business Management Trainee) |
| Time period: | October 1990 - October 1992 |
| Description: | Attended block theoretical training at Siemens Lehrgemeinschaft in Duisburg |
| Employer: | Kuehne and Nagel Airfrieght |
| Position: | Air Cargo Break Bulk Administrator OR Tambo Air Cargo Carrier Handling Traniee |
| Time period: | November 1988 - March 1989 |
| Description: | Receiving loose shipments from the trucking companies
Consolidation of the separate shipments and producing master airway bills Preparing the consolidated shipments for delivery at the airlines |
| Employer: | Demag Cranes (Pty) Ltd |
| Position: | Commercial Administration Trainee |
| Time period: | January 1986 - April 1988 |
| Description: | CATS was founded by SA German Chamber of Commerce and Industry and its member companies in 1985 in Johanneburg, South Africa. It is a two years program based on the famous German dual - training vocational program, Industriekaufmann. Learners spend one day a week attending theoretical classes at the CATS College, and four days a week undergoing rotational training in the respective sponsor companies over two years. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of South Africa |
| Degree: | Business Management, BCom |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | Board Member: Commercial Advancement Training Scheme (C.A.T.S), in association with the Southern Africa German Chamber of Commerce & Industry, www.germanchamber.co.za ;Board Member: SA German Training Services, in association with the Southern Africa German Chamber of Commerce & Industry, www.germanchamber.co.za ; Member: Institute of People Management (IPM), www.ipm.co.za ; Member: Institute of Directors (IoD), www.iod.co.za
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Sam's Startups (1)
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Cometsa Mafrika Music Enterprises
Cometsa Mafrika Music Enterprises is an entertainment startup changing the world by offering the best AfroJazz music, Poetry, Choristers, DJs, African Traditional Dancers, and live recording of the music at our music studios....
Sam's Contacts (3)
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Blessing Maseko
Founder of JEBS events and Managing Director of Umshini Technologies.
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