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Hendrik Lombard CA CFA has been involved for more than 20 years in corporate finance financial management mergers and acquisitions portfolio management and systems implementation. Mr. Lombard's background includes senior financial management roles with entrepreneurial and established companies in the securities and other industries in Canada and Namibia.
From 1998 to 2002 Mr. Lombard was Managing Partner at Lexus Securities and was instrumental in the start-up of this brokerage company. In this position Mr. Lombard developed a new money market system implemented all accounting settlement and compliance systems and directed research portfolio management corporate finance and trading. Prior to that Mr. Lombard was CFO at Namib Mills the largest grain processing company in Namibia Africa. Mr. Lombard started as Assistant to the CEO of this entity and was promoted to CFO after five months. While in the position of CFO Mr. Lombard had a key role in the negotiations for the takeover and integration of Namib Mill's major competitor. He also directed Namib Mill's Finance Personnel and IT departments and designed and implemented new production distribution and payroll systems for 550 employees.
Mr. Lombard holds a Bachelor of Accounting degree from the University of Stellenbosch South Africa and an Honours B.Com. degree from the University of South Africa. He obtained his Chartered Accountant designation from the SA Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1994 and from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants in 2004 and also obtained his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2003. | 