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CURRICULUM VITAE OF CHRIS ECONOMOUI
2 Villa Tusco
58 Van Der Walt Street
Meyesdal, Alberton,
1448
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Attached please find my Curriculum Vitae for your perusal. As indicated, I have gained
extensive experience in all aspects of Finance and Retail with specific focus on the
following:
 Provide management with the requisite level of assurance to address their concerns in
both financial and operational areas.
 Focusing on business risks together with management to identify their needs taking into
account key performance indicators and critical success factors.
 Conducting merger and acquisitions
 Actioning plans for the development of a robust internal control framework
 Conducting due diligence reviews so that business risks critical to the success of the
enterprise are being properly managed.
 Conducting Fraud investigation, i.e. examining all available information and evaluating
probable and possible explanations.
 Preparation of weekly, monthly and yearly Reports and Budgets.
My role while being involved in the above was mainly as Financial Director and Owner of
Retail outlets, although I fulfilled the role as project member during the planning and
implementation of some of the organisation development activities.
It is my objective to further my career in the area of Law, as Advocate, and leading directly
in the field of Judiciary of the highest level. My aim is simple. To become the next Chief
Justice of South Africa.
I have discovered a new profound desire and interest in the theory of LAW and practicality
of law application. An entrepreneur, and an enthusiast in the fields of Finance and Law all
of which are challenging and exciting environments, inspires my imagination technical
knowledge and ability daily.
Your kind regards to the above will be appreciated.
Yours faithfully
CHRIS ECONOMOU
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CURRICULUM VITAE
OF
CHRIS ECONOMOU
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BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS
SURNAME Economou
FIRST NAMES Christos
DATE OF BIRTH 3/10/1972
COUNTRY OF BIRTH South Africa
TELEPHONE NUMBER (W) +27 11 334 2884
(H) +27 11 867-6417
(Cell) 062 822 1100
NATIONALITY South African
HOME LANGUAGE English (read & write)
OTHER LANGUAGES Greek (read & write)
Afrikaans (read & write)
DRIVERS LICENCE Code EB + A
TRANSPORT Own
ACHIEVEMENTS  Leadership Camps at Alberton High
School
 Chairman of Social Club at Ernst &
Young & KPMG
 Senior Accountant at KPMG
 Head Boy at Greek School.
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BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS - CONTINUED
INTERESTS  Soccer - Colts (Alberton Soccer Club)
 Soccer - 1st Team Alberton Club
 Soccer - 1st Team “Blue Waters”,
Namibia
 Soccer - 1st Team at KPMG
 Charity work for various associations
 Attending youth groups meetings
 1st Team Tennis (Alberton High
School)
 1 st Team Squash (Alberton High
School)
 Social Squash and Tennis
 Action Cricket
 Karate (kyokuushin Association)
 Gym Training (Virgyn Club)
 Cycling
 Enjoy Listening to Music
 Social Table Tennis
 Social Basketball
 Scuba Diving (OW2-Advanced Divers)
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Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S
COMPLETED CERTIFICATE
CAMPUS
LEAD LAW PLT
LEAD LAW JHB
GRADUATED 2016
MAJOR SUBJECTS  Criminal Law
 Constitutioanl Law
 Magistrate Acts and Rules
 High Court Acts and Rules
 Criminal Procudures
 African Cultrure Law
 Medical Law
 Business Law
 Entrepreneurial Law
 Road Accident Fund
 IEC
 Ethics
 Professional Management
 Matrimonial Law
 Bookkeeping
 Numeracy Skills
 Drafting
 Legal writing
 Contract
 Conveyance
 Administrative Law
 Solvency
 Will and Estates
 Civil and Criminal Procedure
 Negotiable instruments
 Tax Master
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COMPLETED DEGREE
UNIVERSITY
LLB
University of South Africa
GRADUATED 2015
MAJOR SUBJECTS  Legal Philosophy
 Company Law
 Notarial Practice
 Law of Negotiable Instruments and
Intellectual Property
 Conveyance
 International Law
 Professional Ethics
 Criminal Law of Internet
 Banking Law
SUBJECTS PASSED  Legal Philosophy
 Company Law
 Notarial Practice
 Law of Negotiable Instruments and
Intellectual Property
 Conveyance
 Banking Law
 English Communication for Law
 End user Computing
 Origins of South African Law
 Introduction to Law
 Foundation of South African Law
 Law of Persons
 Skill Course for Law Students
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Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S C O N T I N U E D
 General Procedure of Civil Procedure
 General Procedure of Criminal Law
 Criminal Law: Specific Crimes
 Constitutional Law
 Fundamental Rights
 Law of Successions
 Entrepreneurial Law
 Administrative Law
 Law of Criminal Procedure
 African Customary Law
 Interpretation of Statutes
 Insolvency Law
 Labour Law
 Family Law
 Civil Procedure
 Law of Criminal Procedure
 Evidence: Administration
 Evidence: Presentation
 Law of Property
 Law of Contract
 Law of Delict
 LLB Research methodology
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Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S C O N T I N U E D
COMPLETED CERTIFICATE
CAMPUS
PPL Helicopter Licence
Henley Air
GRADUATED 2006 - 2007
MAJOR SUBJECTS  Law of flying
 Navigation
 Mechanics
 Geography
 Radio Licence
 Skills of flying
 R22 Procedures/Manual
 R44 Procedures/Manual
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COMPLETED DEGREE Bachelor of Accounting Science
(University of South Africa)
GRADUATED 1996
MAJOR SUBJECTS  Accountancy 3
 Auditing 3
 Taxation 3
SUBJECTS PASSED  Financial Accounting 1,2 & 3
 Cost Accounting 1,2 & 3
 Taxation 1,2 & 3
 Auditing 1,2 & 3
 Information Systems 1
 Economics 1 & 2
 Business Economics 1& 2
 General Management
 Real Estate
 Commercial Law 1& 2
 Company Law
 Business Law
 Statistics
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E M P L O Y M E N T H I S T O R Y
1. COMPANY Self Employed – Ownership in various retail
outlets:
 Euro Mini Market
 SPAR ABSA KWIK SPAR
 RITE VALU MEYERSDAL
 CAFÉ NESCAFE
 Café Dulce
Added to the above is a school I Own catered
towards Black rural population out in Natal in
Nongoma, Kwazulu Natal.
POSITION Owner – Financial Director
DUTIES  Supervise 6 departments (34 staff)
 Manage the following areas:
 Procurement
 Receiving
 Delivery/Dispatch
 Inventory
 Marketing
 Recruitment
 Conduct the following financial duties:
 Weekly, monthly & annual financial
reporting
 Monthly & yearly forecasting
 Cash flow analysis
 Various tax computations
 VAT Returns,
 Annual Tax
 Provisional Tax Returns,
 Employees & Company Tax
 Monthly cash flow projections
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E M P L O Y M E N T H I S T O R Y - C O N T I N U E D
DUTIES  Internal audit
 Debtors & creditor management
 Due diligence reviews
 Monthly posting on Pastel
PERIOD 1 August 1999 – Currently still involved
2. COMPANY FBC Fidelity Bank
POSITION Financial Consultant
DUTIES  Asset Management
 Asset Software implementation
 Provide management with the requisite
level of assurance to address their concerns
in both financial and operational areas.
 Focusing on business risks together with
management to identify their needs taking
into account key performance indicators
and critical success factors.
Auctioning plans for the development of a
robust internal control framework.
PERIOD 20 January 1999 – 31 July 1999
REASON FOR LEAVING Temporary Position –
Bank went into Curatorship/Liquidation
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3. COMPANY ABSA BANK
POSITION Project /Financial Manager
DUTIES  Implementing internal controls
 For “ABSA Direct” and CARD Division
 weekly/monthly financial reporting
 Flash weekly, monthly and annual results
 Monthly cash flow projections
 Implementing an internal audit function
 Benchmarking the weekly and monthly
results
 Preparation of weekly, monthly and yearly
Budgets and Forecast
 Designing a reporting framework which is
more cost effective and efficient, i.e. Using
the ABC based costing method
PERIOD 1 April 1998 – 31 December1998.
REASON FOR LEAVING Position was not rewarding or challenging
Left for better opportunities
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4. COMPANY KPMG
POSITION Senior Accountant
DUTIES Within KPMG’s Management Assurance
Services department we had to:
 Provide management with the requisite
level of assurance to address their concerns
in both financial and operational areas.
 Focusing on business risks together with
management to identify their needs taking
into account key performance indicators
and critical success factors.
 Actioning plans for the development of a
robust internal control framework
 Conducting due diligence reviews so that
business risks critical to the success of the
enterprise are being properly managed.
 Conducting Fraud investigation, i.e.
examining all available information and
evaluating probable and possible
explanations.
PERIOD 16 January 1995 – 30 April 1998.
REASON FOR LEAVING Wanting commercial experience
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6. COMPANY ERNST & YOUNG
POSITION Trainee Accountant
DUTIES General Working Article Experience varies
from: (see below for breakdown)
 External Auditing;
 Internal Auditing to;
 Risk Assessments;
 Tax calculations;
 Special Investigations;
 Fraud Investigation;
 Due diligence reports, etc..
PERIOD 20 January 1992 - 31 December 1994
REASON FOR LEAVING Head Hunted by KPMG
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E M P L O Y M E N T H I S T O R Y – A R T I C L E E X P E R I E N C E
B R E A K D O W N
1. ARTICLE EXPERIENCE
BOX JOB AUDIT:
 Obtaining invoices, cheques, receipts, etc.;
 Drawing up cash book, bank
reconciliation, financial statements, etc.;
 Confirming and tracing up debtors and
creditors;
 Raising provisions and confirming past
balances;
 Completion of annual tax returns, IRP5,
provisional tax, site calculations
INTERIM AUDIT:
 Debtors Circularisation’s and
confirmations;
 Analytical review procedures:
 Comparing this year’s results with last
year’s results;
 Comparison of trends’
 Ratio calculations, e.g. Liquidity, leverage,
etc.;
 Looking at trends, with and without
graphs.
 Stock Counts
 Analysing and scrutinizing disclosable
expenses and income;
 Analysis of non-disclosable expenses.
 Calculation of provisional Tax-August and
February.
 Fraud investigation
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E M P L O Y M E N T H I S T O R Y – A R T I C L E
E X P E R I E N C E B R E A K D O W N
ARTICLE EXPERIENCE
INTERIM AUDIT (CONT.):
 Investigate and quantify potential
opportunities, exposures, risks, and
competitive threats
 Provide critical knowledge about an
industry
 Offer creative ideas to solve issues that
arise during negotiations
 Analyse the accounting and tax attributes,
ramifications, and opportunities of a
transaction
FINAL AUDIT:
 Audit: (Includes inspecting, calculation,
analytical review, observation,
examination, enquiry) of:
 Bank reconciliation;
 Fixed Assets;
 Liabilities-Long term and short term;
 Tax Liability;
 Debtors;
 Creditors;
 Capital and equity structure;
 Disclosure and presentation;
 Directors and other reports;
 Minutes of meetings;
 Directors Interest and other registers;
 Provisions raised; and
 Income statement items, e.g. interest, etc.
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E M P L O Y M E N T H I S T O R Y – G E N E R A L W O R K I N G
E X P E R I E N C E
WORKING EXPERIENCE Other function, to name but a few included:
 Investigate and quantify potential
opportunities, exposures, risks, and
competitive threats
 Provide critical knowledge about an
industry
 Offer creative ideas to solve issues that
arise during negotiations
 Analyse the accounting and tax attributes,
ramifications, and opportunities of a
transaction
 Translate findings into recommendations
that help improve the deal
 Analysis of business activities
 Flowcharting the processes of an entity,
organisation, department, etc.;
 Identifying risk and possible risks and
weakness attached to the department,
organisation, entity;
 Rating risks with low, medium and
high;
 Recommending possible solutions to
the risk; and
 Reporting of above findings;
 Special investigation performed on:
 Salaries and wages Payroll;
 Stock shortages; and
 Computer or IT functions;
 Procurement and Logistics, etc.
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E M P L O Y M E N T H I S T O R Y – G E N E R A L W O R K I N G
E X P E R I E N C E
WORKING EXPERIENCE  Fraud investigations on:
 Salaries payroll;
 Stock shortages; and
 IT department-procurement function.
 Analysis of market and various trends
within the market
 Surveys on company
 Examination of company profile.
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E M P L O Y M E N T H I S T O R Y – M A J O R C L I E N T S
1. CLIENTS WITH
ERNST & YOUNG
 Kelly Tyres
 Sunnihill hospital
 Various “Trade as”- Sole Traders, etc.
 United Fishing enterprises (UFE)
 NamFish
 Cadilu Fishing
 NamSea
 Northern Fishing Enterprises
 Harbour Cafe + Plaza café
 Kuiseb
 Various “Trade as”- Sole Traders, etc.
 Portnet/Namport
 Macphail Ltd
 Namibian Fishing Industries
 Walvis Bay Municipality
 Etosha Fishing, etc.
2. CLIENTS WITH
KPMG
 NF Die Castings
 Mercedes Benz of South Africa (MBSA)
 Concor Construction
 ABSA Bank
 Tongaat Hullet Sugar
 Bankserve
 ACB
 Mondi Limited,etc.
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G E N E R A L I T E X P E R I E N C E
1. ERNST & YOUNG  Hardware
 With clients: - Using Apple Mac's to
conduct audits
 At the office: - Our desktops were
mainly intel chips processing
motherboards, i.e. Acer or Mecer.
 Software
 General Packages used to do Financial
Statement in office and at clients:
 Accpac
 Pastel
 Microsoft Office
 Microsoft Excel for (MAC+ IBM)
 Microsoft Word (MAC+ IBM)
 Microsoft Power Point (MAC+ IBM)
 Microsoft Access ( IBM)
 Lotus SmartSuite
 Solutions 6
 Courses Attended to further It Skills
 Accpac
 Pastel
 Microsoft Office on Apple + IBM
 Lotus SmartSuite
 Impact
 Solutions 6
 Apple Macintosh
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2. KPMG  Hardware
 With clients: - Using Apple Mac's to
conduct audits
motherboards, i.e. DEL + Acer
 Software
 I designed and created the intranet
homepage for MAS Department using
Netscape Navigator software.
Statement in office and at clients:
 Accpac
 Pastel
 Microsoft Project ( IBM)
 Solutions 6
 Courses Attended to further It Skills
 Microsoft Office on IBM
 Solutions 6
 Internet Explorer
 Netscape Navigator + Communicator
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3. ABSA  Hardware
 At the office: - Intel chips processing
motherboards, i.e. Compaq
 Software
Statement in office:
 Millennium
3. Dimension Data Africa  Hardware
motherboards, i.e. Compaq
 Software
 General Packages include:
 Impact
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4. General all round working
experience
 Hardware
 Capable of taking the computer apart
and putting it back together
 Worked with various kings off
hardware including:
 Scanners
 Camera's
 Printers
 CD roms and DVD Roms, etc
 Software
Statement in office and at outside
offices, other than the ones listed
above:
 D-Base
 Norton
 PC Tools
 Case ware
 QuickBooks
 Brilliant
 Visio
 Dos System software
 Photoshop
 Freehand
 Quatro Pro
 Turbo Pascal
 Mirc
 Real Time
 Acrobat Reader
 QuickTime Player
 D Bit Systems
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E - C O M M E R C E E X P E R I E N C E
Over the past five years I've integrated e-commerce into my private consulting and
commercial experience.
E-commerce allowed me to link electronically to suppliers and to my customers. This helps
eliminate expensive administration costs and allow lower prices for the customer.
Internet technology allowed me to change all areas of a business, to allow a reduction in
costs and an improvement in customer service.
Some of the following functions performed are:
 Automated Service - Performed by the web-site, such as automatically generated emails
or a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) area
 Web Based Customer Interaction - emails, online chat and "Voice Over Internet"
 Focused on developing a loyal consumer base and committed to providing consumers
with the most comprehensive, up to-the-minute quality content
 Development and maintenance of systems for the management of Management
Assurance Services within KPMG in the intranet publishing environment.
 With the use of Netscape, Freehand and Photoshop, designed my own personal retail
web page so I may offer various quality products at competitive prizes.
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