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Willem Van der Merwe

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Managing Director StratPro Facilitator at The Alternative Board Australia
📍 Cornubia, Queensland, Australia

Willem is an industrial engineer and business improvement specialist with over 20 years of experience in the fuels and chemicals sectors, including extensive leadership at Sasol. He now runs his own consultancy, focusing on process optimization and Lean initiatives. Willem holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Pretoria.

He is described as a coach who is non-judgmental, honest, and refreshing, using humor and wisdom to help clients find new perspectives. He emphasizes the importance of family and believes that success is meaningless without strong personal relationships, a lesson he draws from influential entrepreneurs.

Unique fact: Willem is a dually certified Strategic Business Transformation (StratPro) Facilitator and a professional Business Coach.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Managing Director StratPro Facilitator
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Cornubia, Queensland, Australia
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Operational Excellence
His career is defined by implementing Lean initiatives and continuous improvement to enhance productivity, reduce costs, and strengthen reliability in complex manufacturing environments.
Strategic Planning
He recently wrote about using strategic planning to navigate business crossroads, emphasizing its role in creating clarity and enabling decisive action for teams.
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Career

Work history

7-2019
Managing Director StratPro Facilitator
The Alternative Board Australia
8-2017
Owner / Strategic Planning Strategist / Business Coach and Peer Board Facilitator Logan Queensland
The Alternative Board Australia
8-2022
Business Coach/Facilitator
Your Key Business Advisors Network
2-2015 - 7-2017
Lead Industrial Engineering
Sasol
8-2013 - 7-2015
Area Manager AIP
Sasol
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Education
1997 - 1997
B.Ing. Hon
University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria
1993 - 1996
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)
University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria
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