1. 13 January2017
To Whom It May Concern
At the outset,allowme tosay thatGrant Andrade’sprofessionalismisbeyondreproach.
There is, however,alotmore depthand warmthto Grant’s demeanour whichhasmade our
businessdealingsanabsolute pleasure.
From myfirstencounterwithGrant,inhis role as the OrganisationLead forBusinessDevelopment&
Marketingat Matrix Marketing, he presentedhimself asanatural leaderina room whichincluded
some of hissuperiors. Hismannerputsone at ease and hisabilitytoshare new informationclearly
and conciselygoesalongwayto achievinghisgoalsanddesiredoutcomes.Grantimmediately
portrayshimself asknowledgeableandgenuineperson. Iamoftenleftimpressedbyhishonestyand
openness.Muchof thisstemsfromhisabilitytosee the bigpicture and understandalongterm
rewardfor shortterm sacrifice. Tothispoint,Grantoftenmakessuggestionstobettermeeta
customerneed,ratherthansimplydeliverthe customer’srequestwithoutthought.
Beyondthe meetingroom,Granthas presentedinformallytomyleadershipandformallyto
membersof ourDealernetwork.Ineachand everyinstance,Grant received accoladesforhis
mannerand tone (andabove some of hisleadershipwhohadpresentedatthe same interventions),
as well ashisvast knowledgeof hisproductsandservices.Inthisregard,all hispresentationshave
beenuniversallylikedfortheirinformativecontent speakingtoanaudience thatdoesn’thave his
level of insight.
He manageswithease toconnectwithpeople onalevel beyondsimplebusinessendeavour.Asis
fundamental tomy specificbusinessenvironment,buildingrapportis critical tosuccess and Grant
doesthiswitha genuinenessthatishardto believeissimplytrained.
On thisbasisI can onlybelieve that itisGrant’s value systemandhispersonality shiningthroughand
that endearhimselftohiscustomersandbusinesspartners.
Please donothesitate tocontact me shouldyouwishtodiscussanythingwithregardsGrant
Andrade’s professional characterandabilitiesasIhave experiencedthem.
Sincerely,
Glen Elferink
National Corporate Sales Manager
Volkswagen Sales and Marketing
Volkswagen South Africa
Private Bag X 9925,
Sandton, 2146
Tel. +27 11 911 2804
Fax +27 11 252 9876
Cell +27 82 371 1591
elferin@vwsa.co.za