Beryl Group Champions Women’s Leadership

As a Pan-African diversified investment company, Beryl Group’s focus is on strategic proprietary investments. It holds equity interests in companies across three core sectors: logistics and rail, coal, and financial services.

In order to expand the mining footprint of Beryl Group, Beryl Coal was established. Beryl Coal’s strategic vision is to obtain various reserves and to continue supplying to the local market with a view to expand to the export market. This strategic view is driven by Dr Reabetswe Kgoroeadira, who is guided by the philosophy that “consistency and execution are the two most important currencies in business”.

The group championed gender equity even before the Mining Charter was instituted, and has been steadfast in promoting women’s empowerment. This is evidenced in the group’s subsidiaries being majority women-led. This strategy has proven fruitful in that under the leadership of Kgoroeadira, the group’s coal platform has raked annual revenues exceeding the R3-billion mark and created more than 2 000 jobs.

Skills development and investing in human capital have also been some of the driving forces behind the group’s growth. Beryl Group ascribes to the notion that “you do not build a business, you build people, who in turn help build the business. People are the organisation’s greatest asset”. At board and executive management level, advanced leadership and learning are promoted.

The highly skilled, calculating and sharp female leadership of Beryl Group also includes Beryl Kambasha, partner and head of corporate governance, who is a qualified accountant and a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, having majored in auditing and investment.

Fortunate Ramashidzha – Executive Director who holds an Honours Degree in Business Studies from the University of Greenwich (United Kingdom) and an Advanced International Diploma in Business Administration from NCC Education (United Kingdom); as well as Masego Molefinyana –Head of Capital Projects who holds a National Diploma in Marketing Management from the University of Johannesburg, Regulatory Examination Accreditation from Moonstone Institution and Wealth Management Accreditation from INSETA.

Furthermore, in order to promote education and skills development within the group, a component of the Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives involves a “degree drive” that promotes furthering education for the group’s affiliates.

The group is a forward-looking company with a focus on long-term value creation. It selects its partner companies strategically, singling out seasoned players within each sector who share their progressive outlook. In exchange for in-depth industry knowledge and expert capacity, Beryl Group offers its partner companies access to an expansive network of resources and business relationships.

Its partnership model has been tried and tested and has driven the vision of the company. Beryl Group’s dynamic, dedicated and highly specialised team oversees various aspects of the business strategy and is positioned to grow its Pan-African base.

Beryl Group has shown an upward growth trajectory since its inception 22 years ago, and continuously strives to become a leading driver in the market. It also aims to be a pioneering and highly diversified investment company with a culture and reputation of excellence, timeously seizing opportunities in high-growth emerging markets, and consistently converting these opportunities into value.