About Ashley
Ashley is a transport development strategist focussing on securing foreign direct investment for Southern Africa, pursuing social entrepreneurship, and Christian spiritual development.
Ashley targets the development of taxi industry-owned energy infrastructure – fuel procurement, storage and acquisition of retail garages – setting banking and financing infrastructure and introduction of smart systems in the form of integrated ticketing solutions. He is interested in the introduction of banking solutions for the taxi industry, foster financial inclusion and promote the use of innovative fintech products in line with the imperatives of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Ultimately, benefits will accrue to the taxi operators – a group of historically disadvantaged individuals which is often side-lined by the mainstream banking sector as informal, risky, and, therefore, un-bankable in spite of the more than R90 billion circulating in the taxi economy annually. This effort is a key cog in the formalization of the taxi industry and the modernization of the public transport sector in South Africa. In addition to his work in the public transport sector, Ashley is a leading businessman.
Ashley’s personality and work ethic is guided by a blend of principle-based leadership style, pastoral work, and philanthropic commitments, a distillation of his Christian Values and Beliefs; Co-operative Values and Principles, and Pan African Values of the Ubuntu Ideology. He draws his daily support and inspiration from Beverly – his wife and best friend – his children and grandchildren and a growing network of friends and solidarity partners.
An overview of my journey thus far
MANAGING DIRECTOR
SANTACO COOP
2014-Current
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
SATCOE
2014-Current
MANAGING MEMBER
J P Training Solutions
2006-2013
MANAGING DIRECTOR
The Chauffeurs College
2004 – 2005
MANAGING MEMBER
The Foundation for People Development
2002 – 2004
AREA MANAGER
The Foschini Group
1992 – 2002
MANAGER
MAKRO
1988 – 1991
MANAGER
Dion
1984 – 1988
PROMOTION AND DISPLAY SUPERVISOR
Amalgamated Chemist Association
1979 – 1983
PASTOR
Somerset West Church of Christ