Bob N.

CEO

City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

About

Hailing from a family of veteran industrial entrepreneurs, with a collective six decades of global supply chain, logistics and transportation operational expertise - providing world-class multi-modal logistics solutions across the African continent. Bob Nirghin continues to embody the excellence that went before him, but innovate at a rate that no generation before him has achieved. Consequently, he runs his family business by instilling the core values of Client Service, Trust, Integrity, Innovation and Partnership. These are core values that have lived in the family business for generations, and that Bob has solidified and lived out (as a leader), and furthermore built on in an era of unprecedented growth. At the helm of a proudly South African, multi-national, diversified, black-owned and -managed industry leading Global Supply Chain Firm; Bob and his management team of multi-skilled professionals guide the progress of the business, and manage every client relationship with the objective of creating a partnership of shared value, as well as long-term commitment to an uninterrupted evolution in service excellence. Ultimately remains exceptional in its approach to partnering with its clients and treating them as family. This enables Bob and his team to continuously customize and innovate their global supply chain and logistics solution offerings, and deliver the highest value for each of their clients. Bob also has interest in the Automotive Industry and The Energy Sector. This includes the Operation of Motor Vehicle Dealerships as well as the Building , the Manufacturing in the Automotive Industry and Wholesale of Petroleum Products. Furthermore, through both key family and shared value core principles, under Bob’s expert leadership, is able to add value to, sustain and grow the livelihoods of not only their clients but the entire ecosystem in which they operate. [Kindly be advised, further details available upon request (Comprehensive CV)].

Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer at Nirghin Group of Companies
    Jan 1987 - Present · 39 yrs 6 mos

    Manages leading South African specialist supplier of Logistics, Transport, Procurement and Supply Chain Management services as well as Automotive & Repair Industry Sets vision, objectives and targets for annual, quarterly and step performance across business units. Manages, mentors and reports to leadership team and company employees, regularly and consistently. Positions and directs performance of Logistics, Transport, Warehousing, Supply Chain Management, Fleet Maintenance and Plant & Machinery Hire Divisions, and management components. Monitors industry, regulatory, competitive and international influencers of operational and future-looking productivity | Provides agile strategy response, monitors and manages implementation. Assumes ultimate accountability for financial direction, performance and reporting. Leads human capital and community development, company culture and industry representation.