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Jack Wreford Walsh was born in November 1937. His parents aptly named him Jack, which must have been short for “Jack of all trades.” If only they had known! He was schooled at Western Province Prep...показать большеJack Wreford Walsh was born in November 1937. His parents aptly named him Jack, which must have been short for “Jack of all trades.” If only they had known! He was schooled at Western Province Preparatory School, Cape Town, and St Andrew’s College, GrahamstownThree generations (On both sides of the family!) of insurance industry executives determined unequivocally his future. However even an ACII could not keep him from the sea. Still wet behind the ears, he inherited one of the first true country insurance brokerages, which due to his father having suffered a long and debilitating illness was bankrupt, together with the instilled principle to the extreme of “honesty is the best policy.” The business flourished leading, he says, to his first big of many mistakes when he sold an excellent business, for which he was never paid, to concentrate on the sea.Fifty two years later, as an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute, with a management diploma, a fishing masters ticket, a pilot’s licence, a flirtation with politics, a rocky personal history, having formed some thirty or so companies in some fifteen or so different industries and vocations, and, last but not least, a wife and four wonderful and successful children, he has now retired. Maybe?Associated at various times with six of South Africa’s largest corporations, and having taken two companies to JSE listing, his overriding personal belief is in “integrity with excellence.” However his great disappointment is the first hand knowledge of the cliché “power corrupts” in regard to big business in South Africa. He has in fact been told by one of SA’s best known sons, entrepreneur and philanthropist, that to further business the “end” always justifies “the means” irrespective! He believes that small and medium business’ only defence to this attitude, is to run a highly efficient unit, cutting no corners, and practicing honesty of purpose, commitment, and delivery. Your word should be your bond! Was he naïve at times, undoubtedly!In addition, with his interest initially fired up by a living sciences academic, who would become his best friend, he became an avid layman researcher in the field of marine resources, their sustainability, and management.He loves the English language and aspires to be an amateur “wordsmith.” Although he has written and has had published many articles for magazines, this is his first try at a book. His remaining ambition is to write a novel with the background of his experiences.показать меньше
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A Lifetime Of Fishing Saving South Africa Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценок