The Team

Enrico Baldassarri

MA; BBA; Advisory-Board Certified Chair™, Diploma Corporate Governance - The Corporate Governance Institute (CGI)

Director


Enrico is an experienced C-Executive and Board Director that brings an unmatched track record of success in transforming businesses, an international and diverse know-how, an enormous love of people, and an all-consuming desire to positively impact the world.

A global trustworthy leader, Enrico has a range of practical capabilities that can enhance the governance/ strategy /outcomes of organizations. These include his:

•        strong understanding of the challenges facing today's businesses and ability to grasp business insights,

•        ability to unpack them and develop actionable solutions,

•        deep appreciation of the need to support and enable business owners/management teams to develop and implement successful commercial and operational strategies and plans,

•        practical understanding of the importance of building strong direct relationships between the board and   management and other key stakeholders.

Enrico has had extensive, successful, international experience gained in diverse Business Sectors and Categories and across different Countries and Continents.

After 30 years with Blue Chip Corporates, he has become an entrepreneur in the Business Advisory, Consulting, M&A and Investing fields. 

Enrico now wants to apply his solid expertise and skills to help businesses, organizations, and entrepreneurs to transform and be at their best.

Driven by his passion for ethics and governance Enrico has become the 1st Africa & Italy Board-Advisor Certified Chair™ with the Advisory Board Centre  https://www.advisoryboardcentre.com/ , leading and first global certified experts in Advisory Board Practice.

He also has  a Governance Corporate Board Diploma Certification with The Corporate Governance Institute  https://www.thecorporategovernanceinstitute.com/.

Enrico has mastered:


·        Family Business Advisory.

·        Team Leadership.

·        Human Capital management.

·        Risk Management, Corporate Governance.

·        Financial Management Practices.

·        M&A Process.
·        Business Transformation.

·        Business Analysis, Strategy, Planning and Implementing cycles.

·        Creation and Executions of Accelerated Growth Plans.

·        Commercial Market Expansion.

·        In depth Business Monitoring.

 ·        Family Business Advisory.

·        Team Leadership.

·        Human Capital management.

·        Risk Management, Corporate Governance.

·        Financial Management Practices.

·        M&A Process.


Lara Murphy

BA (psychology), Post Grad Diploma: Media and Marketing

Director


Lara spent the majority of her corporate years working as a media strategist on a variety of accounts, including some of the biggest advertising accounts in South Africa such as MTN and SAB.

Her role included liaising with media owners, and planning and investing the marketing budget across all media types, from above the line to digital. During this time Lara also facilitated training workshops to help clients understand the intricacies of media and research.

Her final stint in media saw her take up the position of Media Director at Initiative Media, where she oversaw the media team and personally managed the Investec account.

As director of Accelerated Value Generation, Lara draws on this wealth of industry experience, as well as lessons learnt working in the European art sector and later, the South African health and wellness industry.