Sydwell Shikweni

Vice President of Transformation at Merchants

PhD Leadership, University of Johannesburg, 2018. Global Leadership Programme for Sustainable Development in Africa, from United Nations University, 2024. 2024 Sustainable Development (SDG) Pioneer - South Africa, by the UN Global Compact for Large and Multinational Companies.

Lead the development and the Implementation of organisational ESG Strategy; Transformation Strategy, Talent Management and Skills Development Strategy aligned to global best practice (Sustainable Development Goals, and the UN Global Compact).

Part-time faculty membership at Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership and Tshwane School for Business and Society.

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Work style

How I prefer to work

Remote & Office

Morning

Mostly in a team

Qualities I value in my colleagues

  • Team spirit
  • work ethic
  • bias toward action
  • ownership
  • tenacity

My communication style

  • Thoughtful
  • transparent
  • positive
  • cordial
  • calm

Fun fact

Recreational runner and a cyclist, and has since completed 3x Comrades marathon, 3x Two Oceans Marathon, 2x 94.7 Joburg Ride and 2x Cape Town Cycle Tour.