Padma has been involved in Business Continuity Management (BCM) since 2007. She is currently the General Manager for ContinuitySA’s Advisory Services division, responsible for operations within the Advisory practice. Prior to her involvement in BCM, Padma worked as an electronic engineer in the mining and petroleum sector.
In addition to business continuity, Padma has completed Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) work including OHS management plan development for OHSAS 18001 certification purposes.
In 2017, Padma won the BCI’s “Africa’s Business Continuity and Resilience Consultant of the year”.
Padma has been involved in many BCM projects in South Africa and nationally in the following industries:
- Government;
- Hospitality;
- Mining;
- Financial Services/Insurance:
- Purple Group
- Energy;
- Petrochemical;
- Automotive/Transport:
- Education;
- Aerodynamics;
- Water Services;
- Aviation/Aerodynamics:
- Airports Company South Africa.
- ICT DR, Resilience & Telecommunications;
- Dimension Data; and
- MTN Iran;
- Trading and Distribution:
- Bidvest Group.
- Suppliers and Exporters:
- Hulamin.