Dr Christien Groothof

Dr. Christien Groothof has a diverse work experience spanning over several industries. Dr Christien began their career as a Senior Financial Consultant at Mercantile Professional Banking in 1995 and later worked as a Portfolio Manager at Alexander Forbes in 1998. From 1999 to 2001, they were a Training Consultant at BoE Investment Bank Ltd. In 2001, they joined RMB Asset Management as the Head of Strategic Human Resource Development. Dr Christien then served as the General Manager of Human Capital Development at Pamodzi Brokers/IndweRisk from 2004 to 2006. From 2006 to 2010, they worked as a Lead Management Consultant at Consulting, Deloitte South Africa. Dr Christien then worked as the Head of Client Experience at Premier Banking, First National Bank from 2010 to 2012. Dr. Groothof also founded Shepherd's Tree Leadership Consulting in 2012 before joining Duke Corporate Education as a Project Director in 2014. Dr Christien has since held various roles at Duke Corporate Education, including Director - Duke CE Advisory and Business Development Director.

Dr Christien Groothof has a strong educational background in the field of business and economics. Starting in 1990, they obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences from the University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria, which they completed in 1992. Following this, in 1993, they pursued further education and obtained a Bachelor of Arts Honours in Criminology from the same institution.

Dr Groothof continued their studies and obtained a Certificate in Labour Relations from the University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria in the same year. Dr Christien then went on to complete a Master of Business Leadership degree from the University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika between 1998 and 2001.

Building on this foundation, Dr Groothof pursued a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Business/Managerial Economics from the University of Johannesburg. Dr Christien successfully completed this program between 2003 and 2007.

The provided information does not include specific details about the obtained month or year for the Certificate in Labour Relations.