• Doctor of Business Leadership (DBL) Thesis topic: “Brand alignment for competitive advantage”
• Master of Business Leadership (MBL)
• Chartered Marketer (CMSA)
• B.Com Degre

Major Project Portfolio include:
Managing Director at both Enterprise IG Africa Middle East and Specialised Exhibitions, with an industry careerspanning 33 years; centered on business and brand strategy, key account management, business development and general management. Heis a founder member of HKLM in 2003, Group CEO and currently an active, operational executive.

He has been involved in projects at Cell C, Dimension Data, Eskom, University of Pretoria, Standard Bank, Rainbow Chicken, SAB, Stanlib,Tiger Brands, AngloGold Ashanti, Barloworld, PPC, Investec, Investment Solutions, Alexander Forbes, Exxaro, BankservAfrica, University ofJohannesburg, Nedbank, Gold Fields, Anglo American, Hollard, Chamber of Mines, Glencore, Momentum Metropolitan, Adams & Adams,Richfield.

Pan African/Indian Ocean Islands
Glo, Conoil, ETB, Bank PhB, Afribank, FCMB, Eunisell, 3Line (Nigeria) Stanbic Bank, Moneygram (Regional) Zantel (Tanzania) MCel,Karingani, Movitel (Mozambique)
Gamma, Lotterie Nationale, Mauritius Union Assurance (Mauritius/E. Africa) Wilderness Safaris (SADC)
Bank of Abyssinia, Dashen Breweries (Ethiopia)

International
Coca Cola (USA) Royal Mirage, Dubai Festival City, Southern Sun, GFI, SAIB, Taaleem (Middle East) Blackwood (Russia) Hirco (India)Investec (UK, Australia)
Datatec & Subsidiaries (UK, USA)

Dr McCoy has been involved in Boards and executive level in companies spanning the last 30 years of his professional career, the last 18 of which have been as a founder director and chief executive of HKLM Group, a leading strategic brand and communication consultancy. His tenure at HKLM and the multinational company prior to that, has involved executive level advisory services to a wide range of blue-chip entities, across myriad industry sectors and geographic markets.

His academic qualifications include continuous studies at Unisa SBL,culminating in a DBL completed in 2012, following which he has been an active alumnus of the institution. His academic involvement with the SBL has continued through multiple MBA/MBL supervisory tasks conducted over several years, guest lecturing delivered and the chairing of the CBL for a period of time. In addition to the SBL, he is active at several other higher education institutions including GIBS, Johannesburg Business
School (UJ), Vega and IMM, encompassing research, supervision, course moderation, examiner, and guest lecturer. He has also contributed extensively in business and industry articles, radio, television, and regular conference speaking, locally, regionally, and internationally.

Dr Sean McCoy

Adjunct Associate Professor