Righardt Du Plessis

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Head: Strategy Implementation & Portfolio Management at BME, a Member of the Omnia Group

City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Overview

Righardt Du Plessis leads strategy implementation and portfolio management at BME, translating strategic goals into actionable programs. An engineering graduate from Stellenbosch University, he has a deep background in process engineering, operational excellence, and advisory across the mining industry. Colleagues describe him as driven, intelligent, and a collaborative team leader.

As a self-described lifelong learner and dedicated problem-solver, Righardt thrives on complex challenges that require innovative thinking. This drive was evident early in his career when he was elected Head of Residence during his time at university, showcasing his innate leadership qualities outside of a purely professional context.

Unique fact: He was involved in developing neural networks for smelters early in his career, demonstrating a long-standing engagement with applied AI and machine learning.

Personality Overview

Fast But Analytical

ROI Driven

Precise But Practical

They like to move fast and expect the same from others.  They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.

Topics They Care About

Strategic Execution
His current role focuses on translating BME's strategic objectives into actionable programs and managing the portfolio of projects to enable company growth worldwide.
Operational Excellence
A consistent theme throughout his career at Glencore and Business Science Corporation, where he focused on improving processes and business analytics across the value chain.
Applied AI
He has direct experience developing neural networks for industrial smelters and has recently posted about the unavoidable impact of AI and machine learning in his field.

Media Appearances

Righardt has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2024
Head: Strategy Implementation & Portfolio Management at BME, a Member of the Omnia Group
10-2023 - 11-2024
Principal: Processing Technical at Glencore
9-2022 - 10-2023
Principal for Operational Excellence & Technology at Glencore
9-2021 - 9-2022
Senior Advisor: Strategy Technology and Operational Excellence at Glencore
6-2018 - 9-2021
Associate Partner at Business Science Corporation

Education

2014 - 2015
Engineering Management from University of Pretoria
2008 - 2009
B.Eng from Stellenbosch University

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Insights For Selling To Righardt

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Righardt is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Righardt

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Righardt move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Righardt take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Righardt

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