Heymrich Augustyn

FOUNDER AND CEO 

09/2023 – Current

JH AUGUSTYN GLOBAL CONSULTING SERVICES

United States of America 

• Our consulting services span the entire business spectrum, including but not limited to business strategy, human resources, information technology, business intelligence, communications, legal aspects, and compliance, specializing in 125 countries around the globe. 
• Assisted in developing and optimizing operationally efficient and effective processes in the United States and several other countries worldwide and facilitating international expansion from the U.S. market.
• Assisting for-profit, non-profit, faith-based, non-faith-based, and private and public organizations.

DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL HR

01/2023 – 08/2023 (Contract Position)

Young Life 

United States of America (105 Countries)

• As a key member of the Young Life team, I collaborated closely with the CHRO, Group V.P.'s, SVP's, V.P.'s, and Divisional Directors to ensure that H.R. practices, policies, and strategies were fully aligned with the organization's Mission, Vision, Values, and Methods. 
• With responsibility for the complete International H.R. function across 105 countries worldwide (North America, South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Pacific Region), I oversaw a workforce of approximately 100,000 employees, contractors, and volunteers. 
• Also, playing a critical role in the international setup of the Workday ERP system and the sourcing and implementation of a payroll system (at a 54% implementation discount) for operations in 27 African countries.

SVP OF HUMAN RESOURCES

08/2015 - 06/2022

Intercape Ferreira Mainliner Group

South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi

• Headed the H.R., industrial relations, employee relations, payroll, employee benefits, pension fund, employment equity, affirmative action, training, health and safety (OSHA), and personal information protection (POPI) for the entire group of 16 companies, 7 countries, 2500+ employees and 25 direct reports (Turnover: R1.12 Bil (USD 70 mil)).
• Turned struggling departments around and established them as highly successful H.R. business partners, payroll, and training service delivery units.
• Created and implemented solutions to optimize people, managerial and operational performance across various areas in the organization.
• Developed employee management, leave management, and industrial relations management systems with I.T.
• Created a Power B.I. Overtime Analytics tool that drove overtime down by R30 mil (USD 2 mil) per annum (10% of total salary bill).
• Successfully sourced and implemented a Human Resource Information System (HRIS) in 6 months.
• Successfully managed 5 violent industry-wide strikes and negotiated with numerous unions, government institutions, and bargaining units across 7 countries.
• Navigated a 2-year freeze on the group pension plan during COVID-19, which included communication with all stakeholders.
• Redesigned the group recruitment strategy to accommodate a fluctuating fixed-term employee count of 1500 per annum.
• Spearheaded the project to develop, write, update, and standardize all company policies, procedures, and employee handbooks for 7 countries.
• A trusted member of the board's social and ethics, and remuneration committees and served as a designated officer for the group.
• Chairman of the Group employment equity, affirmative action, and employee committees in 7 countries.
• Leader of the team implementing procedures to prevent human trafficking in conjunction with the United Nations task team.
• Successfully implemented Occupational Health and Safety in the group.
• As the Group COVID-19 manager, I completed the group's multinational 100% compliant start-up within 24 hours after a 2-month-long COVID-19 hard lockdown in Southern Africa with a developed internal track and trace system and employee management tool.
• Created and implemented a per-job position budget tool to accommodate a highly regulated number of variables, 7 currencies, and an H.R., salary, and general administration budget of R350mil (USD 25mil) per annum.
• Reduced outside legal expenses related to Industrial Relations by R12mil (USD 800k) per annum (85%).

OPERATIONAL DIRECTOR

08/2007 - 07/2015

SEESA

South Africa

• Operational manager of the Central Region for Africa's largest Labor and BBBEE consulting organization (roughly 45,000 clients/employers) and managed 26 attorneys.
• Responsible for the Central Region's H.R. and operational budget and expenditures.
• Consulting with and advising client organizations on H.R. strategy, legal compliance, policies, best practices, industrial relations, employee relations, retention initiatives, employee contracts, union and wage negotiation, strike actions, restructuring/mergers, performance management, information software systems, recruitment, equal opportunity, and BBBEE.
• Developed and implemented human capital strategies and programs.
• Trained clients on industrial relations, occupation health and safety, mentorship, and leadership programs.
• Conducted labor-related services, including chairing and initiating disciplinary hearings, conciliating, mediating, and arbitrating an extreme number of disputes, and managing labor court litigation matters.

ATTORNEY

04/2004 - 07/2007

Jordaans, Rijkheer and Partners

South Africa

• Practiced as a general attorney on roughly 5 000 active client files in commercial litigation, deeds, debt collection, admission of deceased estates, drafting of legal opinions, and labor law.

BUSINESS SCHOOL NETHERLANDS, Buren, Netherlands, 06/2021

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 11/2004

Bachelor of Laws

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