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C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E
KOBUS HOUGH
PSIRA, Director Grade A Level
SENIOR SECURITY MANAGER
SKILLS, ACHIEVEMENTS AND COMPETENCIES BASED ON EXPERIENCE
Mining and Security specialist with balanced approach skilled in making concrete,
realistic and practical decisions based on probabilities, theories and principles.
Offers 34 years of broad‐based security management experience in military, industrial
(mining) and campus environments.
Skilled in applying strategic capability and 20 years of management and leadership
experience integrated with an in‐depth understanding of safety and security systems.
Well versed in operating security systems compliant with international standards,
legislation and organisational policies and procedures and receiving ongoing
confirmation by independent audits.
Practised in remaining focussed and task orientated when responding to critical
situations in pressure driven and challenging as well as high risk environments.
Successfully managed all phases of major 3‐year contract which resulted in minimising
large scale intrusions onto site as well as significantly curtailing theft and corruption.
Strong communicator skilled in developing strategic relationships and alliances with
local communities, police force, internal and external stakeholders as well as industry
mentors and specialists.
Experienced in managing, mentoring, directing, developing, training and leading large
teams of multi‐cultural staff including across national Group and foreign environment.
Practised in operating, optimising and managing professional systems.
Skilled in implementing Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPSHR)
for both site personnel and the police as well as in establishing support systems.
Experienced in analysing and interpreting financial statements, intelligence, and
business information and utilising knowledge in long‐ and short‐term planning.
Practised in managing, implementing and monitoring high value budgets.
Adopt a pragmatic approach and systematic thinking during strategic planning.
Always remain committed to task completion, ensure contingencies are in place, and
efficiently prioritise and manage time to ensure meeting tight deadlines and
corporate objectives.
Perform duties with honesty and integrity and constantly display respect for diversity
within people and cultures.
TEL: +27 83 258 7546 E‐MAIL: jchough01@gmail.com
thoughjc@unisa.ac.za
P R I V A T E & C O N F I D E N T I A L
2. CV – Kobus Hough Senior Security Manager 2 of 7
PERSONAL INFORMATION JACOBUS COENRAAD HOUGH KNOWN AS KOBUS
Identity number 620628 5187 081
Date of birth 28 June 1962
Marital status Single (widowed)
Nationality South African
Languages English & Afrikaans (speak, read, write)
Criminal offences No criminal record
Health Excellent – Non‐smoker
Driver’s licenses ‐ Code B Licence ‐ Code 02 Licence
‐ Skipper Licence ‐ Military Licence (1992)
‐ Mining Licence ‐ Tanzania Licence
Residential area Rustenburg, North‐West Province – Will relocate to negotiable areas
Postal address 11 Pipit Avenue
Safari Gardens
Rustenburg, South Africa
0300
Telephone +27 (0)83 258 7546 ‐ Mobile
+27 (0)73 914 6158 ‐ Message if unavailable (Annene)
E‐mail Jchough01@gmail.com / thoughjc@unisa.ac.za
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION PSIRA: REG. NR. 365859: DIRECTOR GRADE A LEVEL SINCE 1997
POSLEC: ASSESSOR/MODERATOR SINCE 2004
SASSETA: REGISTERED ASSESSOR: 19A12470505 SINCE 2002
SASSETA: REGISTERED MODERATOR: 19M12480505 SINCE 2002
SGB MEMBER 08 2007 ‐ 2009
TERTIARY EDUCATION SAFETY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME 2008
University of Pretoria/Anglo Platinum
IDENTIFICATION, HANDLING & STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES 2008
AEL
KNOWLEDGE OF THE FIREARMS CONTROL ACT 60/2000 2007
` Paratus Gun Academy
PROFESSIONALISM IN THE WORKPLACE 2006
Training & Consulting Services CC
BEHAVIOURAL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES TRAINING 2003
Leppan Beech Attorneys
QUALIFIED MODERATOR & ASSESSMENT DESIGNER: NQF L6 2003
ETDP‐PA‐161101‐70003
MBA MODULE: PROJECT MANAGEMENT: NQF 7 2002
Professor Zak Nel
MBA ADMISSION: NQF LEVEL 6: RPL PROCESS: ACCEPTED 2002
Professor Zak Nel (based on SANDF, Iscor, Anglo Plats,
Technikon and Rustenburg College training & education)
QUALIFIED ASSESSOR 2002
ETDP‐581‐PA‐161101‐F0003
FINANCE FOR NON‐FINANCIAL MANAGERS 2000
Amplats Development Centre
HR MANAGEMENT DIPLOMA & COMPUTER PRACTICE 1998
Technikon/Rustenburg College
COMPUTER PRACTICE: NQF L6 & FINANCIAL SYSTEMS: L4 1998
3. CV – Kobus Hough Senior Security Manager 3 of 7
Rustenburg College
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT C O R P O R A T E T R A I N I N G S E M I N A R S C O M P L E T E D
African Barrick Gold:
- Drive First - Human Rights
- Code of Conduct - First Aid: Level 1
- PPM 2000 - Disciplinary Hearings
Anglo Platinum:
- ROI Programme - Radical Results Workshop
- Human Rights - Management Principles
- Stepping up Security - Presentation Skills
- Pastel Accounting - SAP Company Reporting
- PSIRA Grade B Course - PSIRA Bridging Course: E to C
- PSIRA Grade A Course - HRPlan/Selection/Performance
Management
Yskor: - Underground Developer Scheduled
Mines
- Mine Driver’s Licence - Safety Certificate
- First Aid - Blasting Certificate: Scheduled Mines
SECONDARY EDUCATION NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE: BRITS HIGH SCHOOL 1979
COMPUTER LITERACY FORMAL TRAINING COMPLETED – ADVANCED/INTERMEDIATE USER
- MS Project - MS Excel
- MS Word - MS PowerPoint
- MS Outlook - Internet Explorer
- MS Access - SAP (Orders/Finance)
- Pastel Accounting - Pronto & Flow Centric
CURRENT CONTRACT UNISA: MIDLANDS 01 SEPT 2015 ‐ CURRENT
Position holding REGIONAL SECURITY MANAGER REPORT TO REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Duties - Applying strategic capability and senior leadership integrated with an
in‐depth understanding and 20 years’ experience of managing safety
and security systems within diverse environments.
- Accountable for developing and executing strategies, systems and
procedures to achieve an optimised safe and secure environment for
all regional campuses, which includes:
- Rustenburg - Potchefstroom
- Kroonstad - Mafikeng
- Bloemfontein - Kimberley
- Employing flexible and analytical thinking while consistently
evaluating risk and continuously improving and optimising resources,
policies and procedures as required, including –
o Coordination and Emergency Planning –
Designing and implementing emergency action
plans for all buildings within the region.
Supervising the appointment and populating of
emergency team structures and ensuring staff are
suitably trained.
Accurately keeping of records.
o Ensuring compliance with OHS Act and policies, including –
4. CV – Kobus Hough Senior Security Manager 4 of 7
Assisting Regional Director to establish and maintain
OHS strategic organisation within the region.
Continued P.4/…
Continued from P.3/… - General Security Management of all daily security operations and
managing 70 contracted Security Service providers including
monitoring and asserting of Service Level Agreements.
- Demonstrating a solid understanding of the organisation’s structures,
rules, policies, and networks.
- Managing of Crime Risk including –
o Conducting Risk Analysis audits to establish both internal and
external crime threats and proactively responding thereto.
o Actively nurturing formal and informal networking contacts
to ensure remaining informed of ground‐level information
that impacts on risk.
- Displaying professional and assertive senior leadership while
managing and directing team of 80 to 100 (Safety & Security Officers
located on campuses, including:
o Safety Managers (direct reports)
o Security Officers (indirect reports)
- Managing staff performance, delegating duties, and ensuring team
accepts accountability for the execution of duties, as well as:
o Mentoring, training and development of team.
o Performance management.
o Encouraging ideas and showing value for teams’ input.
o Facilitating the discussion and resolution of conflicts and
disagreements in accordance with company policies and
labour regulations.
- Creating and maintaining clear channels of communication between
campuses, team members, and stakeholders, including liaising with –
o Students and regional Student Representative Councils.
o Campus visitors, clients, and staff.
o Emergency Services and Local SA Police Services.
o Central Protection Services structures to ensure uniformity of
general security, OHS and matters pertaining to emergency
preparedness.
o Regional directors, Project and Regional Support Managers.
o Director Protection Services and Departmental Heads.
o Security and other personnel.
- Analysing and interpreting security reports and statistics and
integrating knowledge into planning and management systems.
- Implementing, monitoring and managing of budget of R20m.
- Building efficient project workflows to upgrade and improve existing
systems and leading staff through change, including projects such as:
o Installation of Surveillance System with value of R10m.
o Overseeing the implementation and execution of
preventative programs for electronic security infrastructure
in the region.
- Employing flexible and analytical thinking while consistently
evaluating risk and continuously improving and optimising resources,
policies and procedures as required.
- Demonstrating a solid understanding of the organisation’s structures,
rules, policies, and networks.
- Actively nurturing formal and informal networking contacts to ensure
remaining informed of ground‐level information that impacts on risk.
5. CV – Kobus Hough Senior Security Manager 5 of 7
- Preparing and presenting Safety & Security reports to management.
- Developing strong relationships with service providers to ensure
gaining commitment to the organisation and service delivery in
accordance with agreements.
CONTRACT COMPLETED BARRICK GOLD/ACACIA DEC 2009 – FEB 2015
Position held SECURITY MANAGER: NORTH MARA GOLD MINE
SUPERINTENDENT: MARA GOLD PLANT
Key performance area Remaining accountable for ensuring that Security Strategies and
plans are delivered in line with agreed objectives.
Delivering Security services to the Mine General Manager.
Playing a significant role in delivering business production targets by
identifying and eliminating threats to safety and security.
Achievements - Performance based promotion received from Gold Plant
Superintendent to Security Manager.
- Successfully completed total Surveillance and Security Project and
upgrading of Security System at Mara Mine through effectively
planning, executing and managing all project phases and resources,
including –
o Strategic planning and managing of project team, budget,
and logistics.
o Developing and implementing operational processes and
policies.
o Successfully directed safety of staff and contractors on site
and maintained 100% injury‐free record during the 3 year
project.
o Completed project within budget and time restraints.
o Reduced crime and intruder entry by 40%.
- Pro‐actively managed culture change curve through initiating and
maintaining a positive team culture during period of change.
- Track record of establishing and maintaining a safe working
environment for all employees and contractors.
- Established clear channels of communication and well defined
objectives and targets through efficiently planning and
communicating objectives and targets to staff regarding –
o Data Management.
o Problem Statements.
o Critical Issues and Constraints.
- Consistently remained focussed in high pressure, deadline driven and
challenging environment.
Duties - Managing the security and safety objectives of all employees,
contractors and the corporate on site.
- Ensuring all operations is compliant with local legislation.
- Establishing sound corporate governance within security environment
through providing security employees with relevant policies,
principles, rights, and procedures including training and managing
compliance.
- Managing and accepting accountability for the security of mine
product, process and property.
- Displaying senior leadership while managing, training and developing
National security staff including succession planning and senior staff
development and training.
- Developing a culture of personal responsibility for Security and Safety
within the mining lease area.
6. CV – Kobus Hough Senior Security Manager 6 of 7
- Advising management on existing security trends within Tanzania and
forecasting future threats through corporate risk assessment process.
- Managing secure transport process of site product between mine and
external refining agency.
Continued P. 6/…
- Participating as member of management team in all discussions
leading to actions which affect the site operations as a whole.
- Communicating with Regional Security Manager (Africa) and the
Director of Global Security to ensure information is received and
analysed to protect assets and resources.
- Providing support to the Director of Security in deploying corporate
initiatives and strategies relating to information gathering, analysing
and management.
- Meeting corporate security standards, strategies, audit action plans
and managing other security systems, manuals, hardware,
procedures, information technology, etc.
- Directing, motivating, training and managing of staff, including
establishing and maintaining a positive team dynamic, including –
o Recruitment, selection and performance management.
o Developing and presenting training course material.
o Managing formal training registrations.
o Course scheduling and Career Path development for
Protection Services Staff.
- SOB Registration and accreditation. (Director Grade A).
- Canine management and training including procuring, selection,
breeding, marketing and specialist development for specific units.
PREVIOUS POSITIONS HELD ANGLO PLATINUM 01 APRIL 1997 – 31 March 2009
Last position held HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT (HRD) MANAGER: OSD PROTECTION
SERVICES
Key performance area Employing solid knowledge of mine HR, HRD and Protection Services
systems and related legislation while acting as integral part of the
Group Protection Services Team.
Ensuring Protection Services related HRD delivery across the group.
Managing of Dog Unit.
Achievements ‐ Continuous and accelerated performance based promotion received
from position as Training Officer through to that of Group HRD
Manager for Protection Services.
‐ Increased efficiency through implementing Improvement Tools and
Process Mapping.
‐ Established and maintained a motivated team of staff through
developing and structuring well defined career paths and
opportunities for development which also resulted in increased
productivity of the Protection Services Staff.
Duties - Developing of focused Business Plans, Strategies and Workplace Skills
plans for the unit.
- Deriving and managing Service Level Agreements with customers.
- Identifying Group HRD projects and strategies aligned with Protection
Services strategy.
- Analysing and interpreting HRD/HR Policies, Guidelines and
Procedures within the Unit.
- Providing HRD input at Protection Services Manager meetings and
forums and acting as spokesperson for the Group into HRD issues.
7. CV – Kobus Hough Senior Security Manager 7 of 7
- Participating in National and Group wide HRD forums.
- Concluding skilled negotiations with National providers re ETD/HRD.
- Forming strategic external alliances to benchmark processes and
systems and ensure establishing best practice and improvements.
- Corroborating and collaborating with internal network to benchmark
alternative ETD approaches and ensure continued competitiveness.
Continued P.7/…
Continued from P.6/… - Aligning guidelines and procedures with national legislation.
- Acting as custodian of the implementation of new systems and
approaches.
- Ensuring Assessment tools and procedures are competitive, legal, and
integrated with company systems and understood by employees.
- Managing and monitoring quality of HRD delivery and taking of
corrective actions when needed.
- Conducting and coordinating ‘best practice’ audits and making of
corrective actions.
- Advising management team on ETD practices and procedures.
- Monitoring efficiency of ETD and devising solutions for variances.
- Coordinating Group focussed induction of new employees.
- Coaching and mentoring senior managers in Protection Services HRD
practises.
- Contributing towards meeting Equity targets through assisting with
planning.
Positions promoted from TRAINING SUPERINTENDENT (LEVEL D2) Protection Services Group
Training.
SUPERINTENDENT: Protection Services RBMR PLANT (LEVEL D1)
TRAINING OFFICER (LEVEL C4 & C5); Protection Services RPM
MILITARY CAREER HISTORY SOUTH AFRICA DEFENCE FORCE (SADF) 01 Jan 1980 ‐ 31 December 1983
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE (SANDF)/
BOPHUTHASWANA DEFENCE FORCE 01 March 1989 ‐ 31 March 1997
Last position held SENIOR OFFICER: MAJOR ‐ INTELLIGENCE: GROUP 19: NORTH‐WESTERN
COMMAND
Achievements - Made significant contributions at forum and intelligence meetings.
- Medals and decorations awarded:
- Pro Patria & General Service - Southern Cross
- Successfully completed diverse training courses:
- AD Battle Handling (All weapons) - Collection I & II
- Processing I & II - Interrogation
- Battalion Mortars - Military Law
- Company Commander 2IC - Junior Leader
- Platoon Commander - Basic Training
- Certificates of Commendation: North Western command/Group 19.
Decoration received - Medal for General Service Bophuthatswana and South Africa
awarded. Unitas, 10 Year Good Service Medal.
PESONAL INTERESTS Outdoor activities, cycling, fishing, boating, farming, history, reading
REFERENCES CONFIDENTIAL ‐ OBTAIN CONSENT PRIOR TO CONTACTING
1. Mr. Gary Chapman: General Manager: Acacia North Mara Gold Mine
Mobile: +27 76 720 0848 or Tel: +255 28 262 1804
2. Mr. John Connel: Plant Manager: acacia North Mara Gold Mine
Tel: +255 76 745 2363
