Douglas N Mutimba - Profile

Professional Qualifications

• Masters Degree Economics - Economic Policy and Planning.
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics
• Project Management - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training
• Operational Excellence and Process Development - Management Systems Process (MSP)
• Health Environment and Safety (HES) – Process Safety and Personal Safety.

Experience

• More than 18 years of oil and gas operations (downstream, midstream and upstream) experience across Africa/Europe/Middle East/Pakistan region (more than 16 countries).
• More than 15 years of organizational strategy design, communication and execution.
• More than 15 years of talent identification, recruitment, coaching, motivation, mentoring, succession planning and influencing.
• Well versed with South African oil and gas legislation as well as the entire oil and gas production, transportation and distribution/marketing.
• Experienced at retail/commercial sites identification/feasibility, required authorizations, turn key - project management and operational preparedness.
• Experienced in the South African Petroleum Products Pricing Mechanism called the Regulatory Accounting System (RAS) hence able to facilitate and negotiate retailer deals with Oil and Gas major operators.
• Led Oil and Gas Business Operations where operating earnings after tax (OEAT) was more than USD $30 million per annum. Managed Crude Planning, Sales, Marketing, Supply Value Chain, Retail, Commercial, Lubricants, Financial Planning, Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Ancillary Profit Centres, Business Development among others.
• Financial and Operational risk management experience – Led Corporate and in-country compliance.

Major Achievements

• Remodeled more than 400 Caltex retail franchise sites into vibrant business operations across South Africa which resulted in yielding 20-30% return on investment for the operators.
• Turned around Chevron Africa/Europe/Middle East/Pakistan region (16+ countries) from RED to GREEN status in record time.
• Successfully simplified Chevron South Africa and Namibia Commercial and Industrial Fuels business resulting in a more 20%+ profitable growth. Won the Prestigious Chevron Global President’s Award.
• Recovered Chevron South Africa inland region 10-year declining sales/revenue and grew it to more than 142% within 12 months in record time.
• Participated in the improvement of Chevron Cape Town refinery production from 70 to 85% resulting in profitability of more than 21%.
• Pre 2010 Soccer World Cup infrastructure development – Led refinery specialty products (i.e. bitumen) rationalization and profitability resulting in more than 15% revenue growth.
• Health Environment and Safety (HES) Operations – Led and structured processes and procedures to prevent loss (Loss Prevention System) resulting in more than 95% wet-stock management as well as general compliance.
• Led the Chevron corporate compliance and customer solutions in South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Egypt, Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Congo Brazzaville, Tanzania, Angola, Mozambique, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Togo, Benin, Europe, and Pakistan operations among others and realized more than 24% overall business growth.
• Chevron Retail/Commercial sites turn around/customer service/automation/facilities/product – Successfully led retail/commercial sites operations gap assessment, designed solutions and trained the relevant staff resulting in share of market growth of more than 4% in 4 years.
• Led Chevron social corporate responsibility initiatives to save lives on roads, terminally ill and orphans among others.
• Influenced and changed communities’ approach to these challenges, which yielded brand image improvement by 15 - 20%.