About Us
We understand what it takes to be an Executive. We have both worked in large organisations, started small businesses and combined, have more than 55 years’ experience in consulting environments. It is our understanding of what it takes to make a business successful and our insight into the interrelatedness of the success of the executive and the success of the company, that made us decide to start C-Suite Sherpa. We partner with Executives in understanding and overcoming these challenges, from both an individual and an organisational perspective.
Wea van Heerden
Managing Director
About Wea van Heerden
In short
Wea’s background in working for a government entity in the UK, starting up a consulting firm for a big corporate in South Africa and then successfully running her own assessment consultancy for the last 14 years gives her a unique vantage point to understand the perspective of the Executive, as well as the organisation. Her passion is helping Executives to celebrate and harness their strengths and to overcome the individual and organisational issues that prevent greater success.
Learning a bit more about Wea
Wea spent the last 23 years in a combination of consulting and government entities, the last 14 years of which were as co-founder and Managing Director of The Assessment Toolbox.
Having started her career in consulting, she spent 4 years in London, UK, working as a Senior HR Advisor with the Legal Services Commission of England and Wales. Upon her return to SA, her experience of successfully building an assessment consulting arm for Adcorp, led her to finding The Assessment Toolbox in 2007. Along with her co-founder, she grew The Assessment Toolbox into one of the biggest independently-owned assessment consulting firms in South Africa.
Wea is passionate about using assessments and other OD interventions as a vehicle for the growth and development of Executives, companies and teams. She is an expert in the design of assessment centres and simulation exercises as well as consulting on talent management at Executive level.
It is Wea’s quest for meaningful work and adding value to her clients that has enabled her work internationally, designing and implementing executive development interventions in the UAE, South Africa and Europe, whilst also being instrumental in the assessment of CEO’s for multiple South African companies and institutions.
Wea’s depth of experience, understanding of executive management roles and responsibilities and behavioural analytics positions her ideally to craft solutions that go beyond the ordinary.
Attie Butler
Founder
About Attie Butler
In short
With a successful track record of 31 years spent in a combination of auditing and consulting environments for one of the big 5 global accounting firms, Attie is a successful multi-entrepreneur who thrives on adding value to his client’s businesses. Attie’s ability to see patterns and identify opportunities, backed by an insatiable quest for innovation enables him to help his clients achieve success.
Learning a bit more about Attie
Starting out his career with the Auditor General of South Africa, Attie joined Deloitte as a Senior Manager in 2000. He founded Ignite Advisory Services in 2006 and grew the company into the most respected consulting firm in performance management to local government in South Africa. More recently, in 2018, Attie started HRMConnect, specifically focused on assisting successful small businesses with their HR and business process needs. In 2019, he bought The Assessment Toolbox.
Relentless in his pursuit of excellence, Attie is one of the foremost experts in performance management in South Africa. His unique expertise in combining strategy consulting with the development of digital platforms has seen him design the leading performance management software in South Africa.
Never satisfied with complacency, it is Attie’s incredible drive for real results that sets him apart most of all. His capacity for developing parallel pathways when consulting to clients enables him to add strategic and long-term value, whilst at the same time developing resilient solutions to short-term and unexpected challenges.
Attie’s discerning eye for opportunities, in combination with the discipline and integrity stemming from his auditing background, ideally positions him to truly partner with executives and organisations alike in accelerating their success.
Morne Mostert
Founder
About Dr Morne Mostert
In short
Dr Morne Mostert is the Director of the Institute for Futures Research at Stellenbosch University and also Director: Research at C-Suite Sherpa. As a member of the exclusive Club of Rome, he is a recognised international thought leader in strategic foresight and advises senior leaders globally, including across Europe, Africa and the Middle-East. He is a regular guest in the business media and is the author of the influential book Systemic Leadership Learning – Leadership Development in the Era of Complexity. He is a former member of the ILO international panel of experts on the future of work and a board member of the Bureau for Economic Research. Morne’s work over the past two decades led to the creation of the Mindset Index – a world first in the mapping of mindset.