Hayley Walters | Official Profile on The Marque

Hayley Walters’ Biography

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Hayley Walters is a highly experienced business consultant, who leads as Interim CEO at The Marque. Her career spans more than two decades and is defined by making a difference and equipping organisations for the future.

She is an innovative thinker who drives transformation through inclusiveness, cultivating potential and the application of digital strategies and technology. In her role at The Marque, she applies her wealth of knowledge and experience to a business that is inherently dynamic and innovative.

Under JACAW Hayley worked with start-up accelerator, Seed Engine, as well as a major food and general retailer that operates across Africa. She served as an Independent Business Advisor at Seed Engine, where she focused on supporting black female entrepreneurs with training, mentoring and incubation. Working with one of Africa’s largest retailers, she led a team of technology strategy advisors to facilitate a strategy, develop an operating model and to implement the associated technology organisation, process, metrics and methods.

During her tenure at leading professional... Hayley Walters is a highly experienced business consultant, who leads as Interim CEO at The Marque. Her career spans more than two decades and is defined by making a difference and equipping organisations for the future.

She is an innovative thinker who drives transformation through inclusiveness, cultivating potential and the application of digital strategies and technology. In her role at The Marque, she applies her wealth of knowledge and experience to a business that is inherently dynamic and innovative.

Under JACAW Hayley worked with start-up accelerator, Seed Engine, as well as a major food and general retailer that operates across Africa. She served as an Independent Business Advisor at Seed Engine, where she focused on supporting black female entrepreneurs with training, mentoring and incubation. Working with one of Africa’s largest retailers, she led a team of technology strategy advisors to facilitate a strategy, develop an operating model and to implement the associated technology organisation, process, metrics and methods.

During her tenure at leading professional services company, Accenture, Hayley headed the Accenture Supply Chain Executive Network for Africa where she worked with more than 50 executives and directors. As Managing Director of Accenture Strategy, Hayley was involved with strategic cost management including the application of technology to promote growth and manage cost while also preparing teams for navigating the future of business.

She served as Chairman of the CIPS Adjudication Committee and has led the Accenture Woman’s Leadership Forum. Hayley has contributed as a guest speaker at numerous international Woman Leadership Forums and most recently spoke at the Deloitte Western Cape Funding Fair. She is passionate about inclusion and is a South African Diversity mentor.

Hayley graduated from the University of KwaZulu-Natal with a Bachelor of Commerce, Honours. moreless

Hayley Walters’ Newsfeed

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Western Cape Funding Fair lending a hand to small business

Hayley Walters, industry expert and Chief Operations Officer at The Marque, was invited to speak at the Western Cape Funding Fair where shared her expertise on leveraging digital and how that is pivotal in achieving entrepreneurial success when preapring businesses for the future.

Hayley Walters’ Background

The Marque

Interim CEO

May 2020 - Present

Cape Town, ZA

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JACAW (Pty) Ltd

Founder & Independent Business Advisor

Jan 2018 - Present

Cape Town, ZA

JACAW is an independent business advisory established and led by Hayley since 2018. In the capacity of Independent Business Advisor, Hayley worked with Seed Engine, a start-up accelerator, where she focused on supporting black female entrepreneurs. She also worked with a major African retailer, where she led a team of technology strategy advisors to develop and implement a strategy.

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Previous Board Positions

CIPS | Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply

Chairperson of CIPS Africa Procurement Awards Adjudication Panel

Johannesburg, ZA

CIPS, the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply, is a global network for professionals in the purchasing and supply chain sector. The institute is based in the United Kingdom and ensures best practice in the industry globally.

Accenture Women’s Leadership Forum

Leader

Johannesburg, ZA

Accenture Women’s Leadership Forum celebrates female senior executives and their journey to successfully navigating the business landscape.

Media

African Utility Week

Interviewee

2014

Johannesburg, ZA

Hayley Walters and James Arnott from Accenture discuss aspects of the utility industry, including risk mitigation and capital projects as well as the barriers of the African market at the Africa Utility Week in 2014.

IT Web | Buyer aware: getting bottom-line savings

Interviewee

Oct 2012

Johannesburg, ZA

In an IT Web article from 2012 entitled ‘Buyer aware: getting bottom-line savings’, Hayley shared her expertise on supply chain and said, “The trend towards fast boom-and-bust cycles in commodities drives a requirement for predictive analytics in procurement outsourcing.”

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Specialist Courses

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Stanford Design Thinking : From Insights to Viability

Aug 2020

The Stanford Design Thinking specialist course is designed by Stanford Graduate School of Business. The programme covers all aspects of the design thinking process and focuses primarily on the user’s need in solving a problem. Hayley's work for the Innovation Challenge project focused on 'how to improve the commuter taxi experience for domestic workers in greater Cape Town’.

Speaking Engagements

Western Cape Funding Fair (WCFF)

Speaker

2018

Cape Town, ZA

At the 2018 Western Cape Funding Fair (WCFF) Hayley shared her expertise on leveraging digital and how that is pivotal in achieving entrepreneurial success when building a business into the future.

Hayley Walters’ Education

University of KwaZulu-Natal

Bachelor of Commerce, Hons

1990 - 1993