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Werner Barnard

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Sr. Partner at Southwestern Talent
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Werner is a Senior Partner at Southwestern Talent, specializing in innovative BPO and HRO solutions to foster revenue growth for enterprise clients. With an MBA and experience at firms like IBM, he focuses on leveraging automation and AI. Colleagues describe him as a diligent, astute, and exceptional leader.

Outside of work, Werner is an avid tennis player. He holds a post-graduate law degree, specializing in commercial and tax law, and is a non-practicing lawyer. During his time at the University of Pretoria, he was also a competitive national-level gymnast.

Unique fact: He competed as a national-level gymnast while in university.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Sr. Partner
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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Global Talent Strategy
Connects US professional services firms with highly skilled accounting and finance talent from South Africa, focusing on workforce innovation and cross-border staffing.
AI in Accounting
He frequently shares content on how AI is redefining the accounting profession by bringing new levels of scale, speed, and precision to the industry.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Sr. Partner
Southwestern Talent
2024 - 3-2025
Founder & CEO
SEMPER SOLUTIONS, LLC
2022 - 2024
Chief Growth Officer
SAPRO
2020 - 2022
Global Leader: Complex Solution Management & Sales
IBM
2019 - 2020
Vice President & Global Head Customer Experience: Pontoon Solutions
The Adecco Group
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Media appearances

Full episode with Hattingh Basson and Werner Barnard, Senior Partners at Southwestern Talent. Featured in Facebook
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Education
2000
MBA
Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University
1997
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) (Post Graduate)
University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika
1995
B.Comm
University of Pretoria
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