Dishen Maharaj

dishen maharaj

Director at Adsol Holdings

South Africa

Bio Summary

Dishen is a seasoned operations executive with over 15 years of global experience. He flourishes in environments where solving complex problems and analytical thinking are required. He fosters collaboration and high-performing teams that thrive in dynamic environments. He has also co-founded SaaS business platforms that assist over 20,000 businesses globally, has reduced operating costs by up to 25%, and has improved revenue collection by over $20 million/month for a large power distributor.

Employment History

Adsol Holdings

Director

Adsol Holdings

June 2017 - present

Johannesburg, South Africa

Adsol Holdings is an industry-agnostic Management Consulting firm that focuses on creating and maximizing profits through efficiencies and processes. Adsol Holdings focuses on both the private and public sector as well as eco ...see more
EY

Management Consultant

EY

January 2013 - March 2019

Johannesburg, South Africa

I had a dual role at EY. I worked within the Advisory service line as well as within the Business Development space. The work done within the Advisory service line is predominantly revenue assurance and business optimisation ...see more
YDR Sales & Marketing

Director

YDR Sales & Marketing

August 2007 - December 2010

Johannesburg, South Africa

The Retail and Wholesale of consumer items across South Africa and within Africa. Products such as Food, Professional Items, Consumer Electronics, etc. Developing of sales and marketing plans for external clients in the FMCG ...see more

Selected Project Experience

Project Description:
I played multiple roles during the few years that i was at City Power. These being: I was a vital resource within a project mandated by the MD of City Power to collect outstanding revenues. The project entailed setting up a function within the business that involved receiving, scheduling, and dispatching City Power staff in various roles to collect revenues owing to City Power. Through careful coordination, planning, and implementation, the project had realised R243 million in collected revenue within one month for City Power. I was the head of the CAPEX workstream, where I had assisted with redesigning how smart meters are being received, recorded, and programmed in the City Power meter-reading database. Through this initiative and management of the five various stakeholders, City Power had realised reduced levels of stock-outs of +-30% due to accurate information on the availability of meters and an increase in meter readings by +-40%, resulting in increased revenue collections for City Power and City Johannesburg.

Industry: Energy

Topic(s): Corporate and Business Intelligence

Project Description:
I was the lead in the AIM region for a global EY solution called the EY Virtual Advisor. The role entailed planning, managing, and implementing a first-of-its-kind product for the consulting industry and EY. I had worked with stakeholders such as legal, risk, branding, marketing & communications, various account leads within the firm, global EY leaders, and operations teams to workshop multiple ways the solution may be implemented and what the go-to-market strategy should be. I was also an essential resource in developing a revenue pipeline for the product and formed strategic relationships with key customers, which would generate annuity income until 2023. I was also involved in various content development and review to ensure congruence to our African markets.

Industry: Professional Services

Topic(s): Operations

Project Description:
I had been the lead specialist on a project to collect revenue for GWCL. I designed an approach that GWCL had followed to ensure accurate and timely revenue collections in this role. There were two main stakeholders, in this instance, being the Ghanaian government and GWCL. The approach designed by me, which involved all functions and divisions at GWCL, was later followed throughout GWCL's business (in the various regions), which resulted in an overall increase in 15% in the collection of revenues and better management around the scheduling, receiving and dispatching and recording of revenues.

Industry: Professional Services

Topic(s): Operations

Project Description:
On this engagement, I was the Finance Process Stream lead. The magnitude of this engagement was such that it was the largest revenue-generating engagement in the AIM region for EY at the time and one of the largest engagements EY globally had worked on in the shared services space. The engagement entailed Transnet consolidating the core functions of their business into a shared services centre. I was involved in streamlining the process, stakeholder management, and mapping new processes after conducting various business analyses and intelligence within Transnet's many business units. Furthermore, I was involved in tabling suggestions towards the shared service center's operations, which improved operating capacity by +-25% and realised a total cost saving of +-R2,5m per month.

Industry: Professional Services

Topic(s): Operations

Project Description:
This relates to 2 digital solutions that i have co-founded and developed being: Business Enabling Toolbox (B.E.T) I have Co-Founded a first-of-a-kind digital mentor and business manager to help SMEs grow, improve, and transform their businesses through a self-diagnostic approach. B.E.T would create empowerment and sustainability within SME's and contribute to the overall economy and would also be used to continuously improve business acumen amongst SME businesses resulting in these business owners making sound, sustainable, and informed decisions within their businesses. Edvysor I have Co-founded Edvysor, which is an Applied Intelligence business management software for Small and Medium-size Businesses. This software is industry agnostic, and it assists Businesses to maximize profits and track, monitor, and measure strategic planning to tactical implementation initiatives. To date we operate across all major continents and have supported over 10,000 SMEs on our platforms.

Industry: Professional Services

Topic(s): Strategy & Planning

Education

Bachelor's in Finance

UNISA

2008

Associate's in Business Administration/Management

GIBS

2017

Master's in Business Administration/Management

GIBS

2018

Language Skills

Country Experience

Bangladesh Canada Ghana Israel Philippines South Africa United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States

Skills

Business

Business Process Management,

Continuous Improvement,

Operational Excellence,

Operation Management,

KPIs,

Performance Management System,

Strategy Execution,

Project Management,

Business Unit Strategy,

Corporate Strategy,

Growth Strategy,

Innovation Strategy,

Strategic Management,

Feasability Studies,

New Business Build

Operating Model,

Strategic Planning,

Digitizing Operations,

Product Development,

Support Functions,

Business Planning,

Business Development,

Analysis

Business Intelligence

Education and Training

Program Management

Economics, Policy, and Social Studies

Impact Assessment

Industry Experience

Energy

Electric Power