About Us

Our History

The idea of Alfa and Omega Networked Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd (Alfa & Omega NBS) was conceived out of a need to help the ever growing number of people who exit big business either because they want to start a "second half" career or due to them being retrenched or exited on early retirement. Bankseta commissioned an international research on a Work-Life-Renewal Model to assist people exiting big business. This model was successfully piloted in Absa and then gave birth to Alfa & Omega NBS who initially focussed on sustainable SME development and support.

Today Alfa & Omega NBS is a well established business who still deeply cares for the small business, but who has now become an organisation with a national footprint and one with a capability to cater for a wide spectrum of HR or people related challenges faced by large and small local as well as international businesses.

Ownership

Alfa & Omega NBS is a well established BBBEE level 2 contributor - black woman owned company, with a customer base that ranges from small to large corporations - all profiting from our sustainable service offering. We specialise in Human Resources consulting, products, solutions and shared services.

Vision

To create quality of life and an improved employment experience through:

• A range of sustainable human resources practices.
• The provision of affordable and sustainable shared services.

Value statement

All our endeavors are strictly and without compromise guided by biblical principles and values such as integrity, honesty, performance, mutual respect and enjoyment of life as a whole. We unconditionally believe that people are talented and we also believe in order to succeed leaders need to serve. We do subscribe to the principals of Unashamedly Ethical and our dealings are within the framework of these principals.

Environment

Alfa & Omega NBS is aware of the impact of waste and pollution on the earth and therefore actively encourages all efforts and activities in our business to be environmental friendly and to encourage the same.

Our team

Our team owns a wide range of HR, banking, IT and related competencies which is significantly enhanced by our network of associated seasoned professionals, individual contributors and strategic alliances.

	Dennis Farrell, the Managing Director, has held various senior positions in business, and has received accolades for his leadership and wider business contributions as well as an honourable mention in a worldwide event for his approach, leadership and management of Shared Services (Business Proficiency). Dennis has in-depth experience in managing call centres in the financial services industry, covering the end to end HR service offering as well as fraud and whistle blowing.
	Joan Ratone, a Director, has more than 20 years experience within the financial services industry. She holds a B.Com and is working towards completing her MBL. Joan is a director of companies focusing on Human Capital and Property Development and has to date completed several affordable and low cost housing development projects. Joan's experience greatly benefits Alfa & Omega NBS' focus on coaching as well as HR consulting and solutions with the focal point on Human Capital.
	Murray Burger, a Director, has held line as well as senior HR positions, served as a director of companies, and co-owns small businesses. He lectured for ten years at the University of Johannesburg (RAU) to post graduate students on remuneration, performance and HR cost management. He has done national and international research on a Work-Life Renewal Model to enhance organisational exit strategies, and the development of sustainable SMEs. The implementation of this approach won him an Absa Prestige Award. Murray focuses his expertise on leadership and exit coaching, second half career counselling as well as HR consulting and talent solutions.
	Leon du Rand, the Chairman of Alfa & Omega NBS' Board, is a seasoned Banking and IT professional. He spent more than 30 years with local and international banks in various senior management and executive roles. His tenure at the Absa Group covered more than 21 years, where he held various General Management and Group Executive positions and where he was closely involved with the Absa1 and Absa2 mergers in the 1990's and Barclays integration in 2005. He was the Group CIO from 2000 to 2006 and also managed Group Enterprise Architecture, Group Change, Group Service Management and Support, Group Implementation, Group Information Services and Data Governance Organisation until July, 2008. In 2002 he received the CIO of the Year Award from the Computer Society of South Africa. Leon was a Board Member of the SAP's International Banking Advisory Board from 2004 to 2006 and at stages was a Board Member of CD/Unexcor, Bankserv, AST-DTS, etc. He is currently providing IT Management Consultancy to a number of leading companies such as Ernst & Young, Silverbridge Holdings, Edulaon, SDT, OnesandZeros, Nihilent, Equip, Pfortner, Indutech, Alfa&Omega, and others. His academic qualifications include a BA, BA (Hons) (Cum Laude) and M Com (Cum Laude) from the University of Johannesburg.