Chairman of the Board of the School for Tourism and Hospitality Studies | University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg | 2006 - present

Academia, Education and Training

Executive Director | Centre for Culinary Excellence
Johannesburg | 2005 - present

Director of Communication and PR | Southern Sun Hotel Group
Johannesburg | 2004 - present

Travel, Tourism and Hospitality

Chair | South African Chefs Association
1988 - present

Director | Southern Sun Holdings Ltd
1988 - present

Founding Director | Holiday Inn Garden Court Brand - South Africa
1992 - 1992

Travel, Tourism and Hospitality

Judge | at 1st Salon Culinaire
Mauritius | 1982 - 1982

Executive Sous Chef, Acting Executive Chef | Southern Sun Hotel Corporation (Pty) Ltd
1973 - 1985

Travel, Tourism and Hospitality

Executive Sous Chef | Southern Sun Hotel Corporation (Pty) Ltd
1973 - 1985

Travel, Tourism and Hospitality

Chef Tournant | The Dorchester Hotel
London | 1968 - 1973

Travel, Tourism and Hospitality

Apprentice | The Royal County Hotel
Newcastle, United Kingdom | 1965 - 1968

Travel, Tourism and Hospitality

Group Director of Food and Beverage | Southern Sun Hotel Group
Johannesburg

Travel, Tourism and Hospitality

University of Johnson & Wales, Miami

Doctor of Culinary Arts

Westminster Catering College

Honorary Member Societée des Chefs des Cuisines | Patissiers du Quebec

Medal of Honour | President of World Association of Cooks Societies

Diploma D'Onore Unione Piemontese Chefs di Cucina | The Secretary General

The Ordre du Merite Culinaire Palmes Gastronomiques Dipola, France and Medal of Honour | Mr Pierre Alexander and Mr Paul Bocuse

E Pasteleiros de Portugal and Honoray Member | Vice President

Honorary Member of Verband Koche, Germany and Medal of Honour

Achiever of the Year - Entrepreneurship | Simonsvlei Awards

Life Time Achievement Award | Eat Out Magazine

First Life Achievement Award | World Association of Chef's Societies

2 Gold Medals and a Silver Medal | International Salon Culinaire

Gold Medallion President | Verband der Köche Deutschland (highest award given in Germany)

3 Gold Medals, 2 Trophies and the Supreme Award Trophy for the 5th National Salon Culinaire SA and State Gold Medallion | Cercle des Chefs de Cuisine d'Israel

Bronze, Silver and Gold Medallion | Hotelympia practical cookery competition

Marvello 'Recipe of the Year' Floating Trophy

Gold Medallion | SACA (highest award given in SA)

Gold Medal and 3 Silver Medals | 4th National Salon Culinaire

Gold Medal and Bronze Medal | Salon Culinaire du Cap

Silver Medal | National Salon Culinaire

Marvello 'Recipe of the Year' floating trophy

Silver Medal | Salon Culinaire

Medal Associacao dos Cozinheiros

Membre d'Honneur | La Federation Mondiale des Societies de Cuisiners

Canadian Medal | Quebec Assoc

Gold Medal and Silver Cup | 16th World Cooking Olympics

Gold Medal | Cape Salon Culinaire

Society of Master Chefs

Fellow

Royal Society of Health

Member

World Association of Cooks Societies

Honorary Life President

World Association of Cooks Societies

Director

Centre for Culinary Excellence

Honorary President

South Africa's Chef's Association

Life President

Societée des Chefs des Cuisines et Patissiers du Quebec, Canada

Honorary Member

Cercle des Chefs de Cuisine d'Israel

Fellow

Cookery and Food Association and Craft Guild of Chefs

Member

Les Toques Blanches, Paris

Fellow

Chaine des Rotisseurs

Fellow

Verband der Köche, Germany

Fellow

South African Cookery and Food Association

Fellow

South Africa's Chef's Association

Fellow

IMD Lausanne

President