Fred A. Jacobs has been Area Corporate Affairs Director – Sub Saharan Africa, A.P. Møller-Maersk Group since April 2006. Prior to that he wa Area HR Manager – Sub Saharan Africa (since 2003).
His activities within A.P. Møller-Maersk Group have included: Overall responsibility for Human Resources for the Container-Related Businesses in the AP Moller-Maersk Group in Sub Saharan Africa (39 countries with 2,124 Employees, excluding Blue Collar Workers, Consultants and Contractors) Board Member of Safmarine (Pty) Ltd (appointed in 1998) Board Member of Southern Africa Transport Investments (appointed in 1999) Vice Chairman of the South African Maritime Training Academy (appointed in 2002) Alternate-Director of SCS Africa Technologies (appointed in 2003) A member of both the Area Senior Management Committee and the South African Senior Management Committee Steering Committee member of AP Moller Terminals South Africa (2003) Committee member of the South African Government’s Transport Sector Black Economic Empowerment Steering Committee (2003) Co-Chairperson (with the Director-General) of the South African Governments Maritime Black Economic Empowerment Steering Committee (2003) Committee Member of the National Department of Transport’s Strategic Liaison Committee (2004) Appointed to the National Department of Trade and Industry Maritime Industry Strategy Development Task Team (2003) Board Director APM Terminals South Africa
His prior experience included: Global HR Executive – SCL NV, Antwerp 2000 – 2002 HR Executive – Safmarine (Pty) Ltd, Cape Town 1996 – 2000 RECKITT & COLMAN 1973 - 1996 Full Board Director of Reckitt & Colman, South Africa Regional Director – Human Resources (Africa and Middle East) Johannesburg Regional Director – Human Resources (East Asia) (13 months) Singapore Director – Human Resources (South Africa) (6 months) Johannesburg Human Resources Executive (2 years) Johannesburg Divisional Personnel Manager (Household, Pharmaceuticals and Toiletries) (6 months) Johannesburg Divisional Personnel Manager (Foods) (5 years) Cape Town Personnel Manager (5 years) Cape Town Distribution, Warehouse and Stores Manager (2 years) Cape Town Personnel Administration Officer (4 years) Cape Town Trainee Factory Personnel Officer (2 years) Cape Town
PUBLICATIONS OTHER ACTIVITIES Chairman (3 terms of office) – N’dabeni Maitland Industries Association Trustee – Cape Flats Distress Association Member – Peace Committee (East Rand) Run Peace Office before, during and after first democratic election. Lecturer (part time) – Peninsula Technikon Member (Academic – Industry Committee) Peninsula Technikon Member – Sacob Member – Corporate Forum – “un-official” group of industrialists who meet twice a year on policy matters with the cabinet (1994) Member – Delegation of South African Government to All African Maritime Transport Forum (2007)
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