Managing Director
jon@incite.co.za

In all affairs it is a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted. - Bertrand Russell

Experience

Jonathon has many years of practical experience of working in the corporate sector, having started his career in the corporate environmental divisions of Eskom (South Africa’s electricity supply utility) and AECI (an explosives and petrochemicals company). Following a period in Sweden, where he lectured and undertook research and consultancy work for various public and private sector organisations, he returned to South Africa in 2001 to consult and teach. He has extensive experience in a range of sectors including financial services, petrochemicals, retail, telecoms and professional services, as well as national and provincial government.

He recently chaired an international multi-stakeholder negotiating process involving experts from more than 90 countries and six stakeholder groups that developed a global standard on social responsibility (ISO 26000). The guidance standard addresses such issues as human rights, labour standards, environmental management, consumer protection and organizational governance. Jonathon is a member of the Working Group of the South African Integrated Reporting Committee (IRC), and played a key role in drafting the King III Discussion Paper on integrated reporting. He is also a member of a working group of the International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC).

Jonathon maintains an interest in academia and is a visiting senior lecturer at the UCT Graduate School of Business, as well as a regular contributor to executive and practitioner courses run by the University of Cambridge’s Programme for Sustainability Leadership.

Education

MSc. in Environmental Management
International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, Lund University (Sweden)

Master of Law (LLM)
London School of Economics and Political Science (UK) (cum laude)

BA (Hons) Law
University of Durham (UK)

Other passions
Kite-surfing, downhill skiing, micro-lighting, hiking and photography.

Personal philosophy
Do what you believe in, and do it with enthusiasm.