Ciprian Morcan
ciprian.morcan@hygiasa.co.za
Managing Partner/Senior Cluster Consultant
Senior Cluster Consultant with commercial, management, and consulting experience:
Interacting with:
- over 500 companies through project management, consultancy missions, training, mentoring and cluster management activities;
- collaborative projects with (inter)national universities, research organizations, associative structures and business networks.
Holds bachelor’s degree in Law and Mastering Design Thinking program from MIT Sloan School of Management, with relevant experience in new product development & business innovation.
John Noble
john.noble@hygiasa.co.za
Managing Partner/Project Development Manager
Business consultant and coach:
- more than twenty years of expertise in founding, scaling, and developing businesses;
- experienced in strategy facilitation, organisation design, management systems, and world-class manufacturing systems to scale businesses;
- has worked with private organisations, public organisations, and both organization-specific and industry-wide development programs and projects;
Holds a National Certificate from the University of Cape Town in Adult Education and Organization Development, as well as a National Diploma in Human Resources Management from the Vaal University of Technology.
Lucian Maier
lucian.maier@hygiasa.co.za
Managing Partner/Senior Financial Consultant
Financial Manager experienced in the financial management of companies:
- experienced in the financial management of clusters;
- has expertise in the financial management of projects financed by different sources, namely national, international, private and public.
Holds a Bachelor's degree in Applied Accounting and is an affiliated with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in the United Kingdom. He is currently involved in a doctoral program analyzing the financial performance of companies that operate in a cluster to determine whether clusters increase financial capacity.
Diana Chifor
diana.chifor@hygiasa.co.za
Project Manager/ Cluster Consultant
Project Manager and business consultant with expertise in accessing funds from national/international, private, and public sources:
- expertise in in know-how transfer, networking with R&D entities and the economic environment;
- experienced in business mentoring and development, strategic planning, intermediation for the business environment, and the establishment and consolidation of partnerships.
Holds a master's degree in Agribusiness and is currently completing doctoral studies focusing on Cluster Management.
Valeria Manea
valeria.manea@hygiasa.co.za
Project Manager/Internationalization Expert
Economist focused on efficiency and innovation:
- promoting and encouraging new connections and partnerships both nationally and internationally;
- experienced in attracting various financing for SMEs and international economic relations;
- focused on internationalization, innovation, and intellectual property activities.
Holds a master's degree in Sustainable Regional Development granted by Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FSEGA), Babes-Bolyai University (UBB) in Cluj-Napoca.
Uys Du Buisson
uys.dubuissonr@hygiasa.co.za
Development Consultant
Development Consultant with experience in research, planning, implementation and evaluation in economic development initiatives.
- enabling the role of Information and Communication Technologies in underserviced communities;
- has worked with Science Councils, as well as different levels of government and business to design frameworks for socio-economic development;
- built the capacity for disadvantaged communities to enter the economic mainstream;
- established partnerships for sustainable development initiatives. This experience laid the foundation for his ongoing activities in strategic planning, business development, monitoring, evaluation, and documenting lessons learnt for replication and influence on policy.
Holds a bachelor of science degree and a diploma in Tertiary Education.
Kayla Liebenberg
kayla.liebenberg@hygiasa.co.za
Communications & Information Manager, & Project Support
Communications and Information Manager, whose strong co-ordination and planning skills, together with her managerial expertise have made her a communication specialist. Kayla’s experience includes:
- Project management, planning and co-ordination;
- Managing communication channels;
- Research;
- Information management and data analysis;
- Business mentoring, strategy development, and strategic planning.
Holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Management Sciences and a Bachelor of Science Honours degree in Biodiversity and Ecology. Both of which were granted by Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
