Riaan du Plooy  new_releases

Riaan du Plooy is a dynamic leader, 20+ years of Supply Chain, Manufacturing, FMCG, C-Suite leadership and expertise in Business stabilization and growth. Partner and CEO at Cannsult, Inc and Lean6sigma.academy. Riaan is a seasoned executive who is a cost reduction, business recovery, revenue improvement and business automation expert with an extensive background in cost savings, marketing, sales, manufacturing and new business development. Riaan takes an open consultative approach in partnering with clients to help solve their most pressing business challenges, from high profile problems like keeping cash flowing efficiently to containing healthcare costs to lack of automation in key parts of the business to streamlining and lowering basic operating expenses. Riaan has worked across diverse industries and global organizations, specializing in leadership and executing ambitious and complex initiatives to achieve significant improvement. He has successfully completed over 500 projects and Improvement initiatives and is skilled in developing and applying continuous improvement methods to organizations of all sizes. Riaan has held various leadership roles, including operational excellence lead and Improvement leader, where he has implemented Business Improvement principles and achieved substantial savings. He has also provided executive consulting and support to C-level and Founder leadership, guiding strategic initiatives and post-merger integration. Riaan has a Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma and holds degrees in Chemical Engineering and Business Analytics. Fluent in English and Afrikaans, having lived in South Africa, Australia and now the US.