Thys has more than  25 years of experience in strategy, futures thinking, organization development & transformation, human capital management, learning and leadership spanning across diverse industries, incl. mining, retail, executive education, hospitality, NPO’s and consulting. He spent the first 15 years of his career gaining corporate experience, before pursuing the Organization consulting world. His working knowledge of behavioral sciences, systems thinking and organizational dynamics combined with natural facilitation skills has laid the foundation for his success. He is a Director of companies and part-time Faculty and Learning Process Facilitator at the University of Stellenbosch Business School: Executive Development. He holds an MPhil (cum laude) degree from Stellenbosch University and other qualifications from the University of Johannesburg.