Linda is a personal life, career and business coach, providing professionals and entrepreneurs with skills, insights and tools to enrich their careers and businesses, enabling them to attain set professional goals. She has 18 years banking experience gained at Standard Bank, South Africa. During her banking tenure, Linda acquired skills in various facets of banking.

She gained corporate banking experience as a custodian of top and middle tier clients where she also formulated credit risk management strategies and developed in-depth knowledge of clients businesses, financial and industry outlook.

Linda also obtained corporate finance experience. She advised and funded BEE transaction, advised small and large companies on JSE listings and capital raising, provided independent valuations of small and large companies as well as restructuring advisory including privatization transactions.
 
She was the first black woman to be appointed as chief executive officer of Diners Club International (a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Bank of South Africa). She developed long term strategic plans for the business, delivered annual business objectives and agreed financial results through effective management of business operations.  She became a board member of Diners Club International board (Chicago).

Linda also managed a team of senior investment banking deal originators as the head and director of Investment Banking Coverage SA for Standard Bank. She was responsible for business development and origination across a portfolio of sectors viz: Oil & Gas, Power, Infrastructure and Renewables, Mining & Metals, Telcos.

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