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Brent Eiseb

Windhoek

Summary

High-achieving Chief Executive Officer with proven skills in risk assessment, strategic planning and solution management. Focused on achieving sustainable growth in dynamic market conditions through exceptional leadership and relationship-building strengths. With over 30 years of expertise in diamond sorting, valuation, and sales, this professional possesses extensive knowledge of diamond pricing and the factors influencing rough diamond valuation. Demonstrating strong business acumen and commercial skills, they have contributed significantly to the diamond industry for 23 years. Their analytical prowess is evident through regular market trend analysis impacting both business and industry. As a key member of the NDTC Executive Committee and DBGSS Sales Leadership team, strategic management skills have been honed alongside executive leadership experience spanning 15 years. Notable achievements include consistently exceeding annual sales targets through strong negotiation skills. Board governance experience is highlighted by roles such as Director on the NCCI Board and Chairperson of the Debmarine Namdeb Foundation Board of Directors. With a focus on visionary leadership, strategic planning, and regulatory compliance, career goals align with continued excellence in executive leadership within the diamond sector.


Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Chief Executive Officer

Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC)
Windhoek
01.2019 - 07.2025
  • Responsibilities include:
  • Leading the NDTC Executive Committee
  • Developing and deploying a mandate aligned business strategy in consultation with the NDTC Board of Directors and other key stakeholders.
  • Effective management of company performance to deliver on business objectives as per the annual Business Performance Contract agreed with the NDTC Board of Directors.
  • Ensure prevalence of improved effective and efficient stakeholder relations with Shareholders, Customers, De Beers GoC, Government Diamond Valuators, Mine Workers Union of Namibia and key Government of the Republic of Namibia Ministries and Departments, etc. by exploring and applying innovative strategies relevant for the maintaining and enhancing of strong/win-win relationships with all these stakeholders.
  • Entrench a High-Performance Culture underpinned by innovation and an effective Talent Management and Succession Planning Strategy.
  • Develop and successfully drive a Future World of Work Strategy that takes into consideration aspects such as cost realignment, digital transformation, preparing the workforce for the new way of work with specific focus on developing skill aimed at meeting future business requirements.

Senior Manager Sales and Marketing

Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC)
Windhoek
06.2016 - 12.2018
  • Responsibilities include:
  • Key member of the NDTC Executive Leadership Team tasked with successfully driving NDTC’s overall business strategy.
  • Ensuring the successful implementation of the new Namibian Sorting, Valuing, Sales and Marketing Agreement and that the strategies implemented contributes positively to creating a vibrant, sustainable diamond industry that supports the creation of quality jobs, increased skills transfer in line with Namibia’s National Development Plan and the Harambee Prosperity Plan.
  • Overseeing sales of rough diamonds to NDTC Customers for the purposes of supporting value addition and beneficiation activities in Namibia.
  • Leading the NDTC Sales team responsible for annual rough diamond sales of approximately N$ 7 billion to NDTC Sightholders for the purposes of value addition in Namibian cutting and polishing factories
  • Advising the NDTC Board of Directors in developing and executing NDTC’s Diamond Beneficiation Strategy aimed at creating a viable, sustainable cutting and polishing industry in Namibia.
  • Ensuring the development of a close working relationship between NDTC, the Government of the Republic of Namibia, NDTC Sightholders and other trade bodies with the aim of creating a conducive environment for sustainable downstream beneficiation in Namibia.
  • Ensuring that the NDTC Sales team’s development is tailor-made to ensure successful delivery of sales and business targets as set out in the Performance Contract entered into between the NDTC Board and the Executive Leadership Team.
  • Understanding the beneficiation aspirations and objectives of the Namibian Government and aligning the business plans of NDTC Customers to ensure these objectives are achieved.

Vice President Sales, Eastern Hemisphere

De Beers Global Sightholder Sales (DBGSS)
Gaborone
10.2013 - 05.2016
  • Responsibilities included:
  • Overseeing sales to all De Beers customers in the Eastern Hemisphere i.e. Dubai, India, China/Hong Kong and Japan.
  • Leading an account management team responsible for annual rough diamond sales of approximately N$ 45 billion.
  • Input into De Beers’ overall sales and pricing strategy by recommending changes to price, volume and selling mixtures compositions where appropriate, based on polished diamond prices, market knowledge and customer feedback with a view to maximizing realizable price and revenue for the De Beers Group.
  • Developing and executing the De Beers Group’s customer segmentation strategy.
  • Helping De Beers’ strategic customers strengthen their business by acting on a deep understanding of their business and developing growth opportunities.
  • Ensuring the account management team’s development is tailor-made to ensure successful delivery of sales and business targets.
  • Building strong mutually beneficial business relationships with various trade bodies and banks in the major diamond centres of China/Hong Kong, Japan, Dubai and India.
  • Understanding the beneficiation aspirations of the Botswana Government and aligning the business plans of customers to achieve these objectives.
  • Built strong networks within industry, opening new avenues for collaboration.
  • Led team for successful project outcomes.
  • Introduced innovative solutions with a focus on problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
  • Established strong rapport with stakeholders to enhance business credibility.

Head of Sales and Marketing

Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC)
Windhoek
04.2010 - 09.2013
  • Responsibilities included:
  • Key member of the NDTC Executive Committee tasked with driving NDTC’s overall business strategy.
  • Overseeing all rough diamond sales to diamond cutting and polishing factories in Namibia.
  • Leading an account management team responsible for annual rough diamond sales of approximately N$ 5.3 billion to the Namibian cutting and polishing factories.
  • Instrumental in developing a three-year business strategy for NDTC and ensuring successful implementation aimed at driving continuous business improvement.
  • Working very closely with the NDTC Board of Directors to develop and execute NDTC’s diamond beneficiation strategy aimed at creating a viable, sustainable cutting and polishing industry in Namibia.
  • Advising the NDTC Board of Directors on rough diamond sales strategies aimed at maximizing the value addition activities in the Namibian diamond industry.
  • Developing a legally robust and competitive client selection process and providing essential expertise to the NDTC Board of Directors to support this critical business process upon which NDTC awards 3-year rough diamond supply contracts.
  • Providing quarterly updates to the NDTC Board of Directors and CEO on the performance of the NDTC Sales and Marketing function.
  • Developing policies, procedures and systems aimed at successful delivery of various sales and performance contract targets.

Key Account Manager

Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC)
Windhoek
01.2008 - 03.2010
  • Responsibilities included:
  • Realizing annual sales of approximately US$ 70 million to six NDTC clients.
  • Contributing to the development of NDTC’s customer value proposition, including broader product and service development and ensure that this is delivered effectively, thereby securing vital revenue for NDTC.

Trainee Key Account Manager

De Beers UK (DBUK)
London
12.2006 - 12.2007

Quality Controller - Diamond Division

DTC Valuations Namibia
Windhoek
01.2003 - 11.2006

Trainee Quality Controller

DTC London
London
09.2001 - 12.2002

Qualified Diamond Sorter and Valuator

DTC Valuations Namibia
Windhoek
06.1996 - 08.2001

Trainee Diamond Sorter

Central Selling Organisation (CSO)
Windhoek
06.1995 - 05.1996

Education

Bachelors - Business Administration – Strategic Marketing

University of Namibia
Windhoek Namibia
01.2006 - 01.2009

Diamond Professional Graduate Certificate - Diamond Value Chain

University of Leicester
Leicester, UK
01.2008 - 01.2009

Skills

  • PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
  • Extensive diamond sorting, valuation and sales skills developed over 30 years of work experience
  • Extensive diamond pricing knowledge with a sound understanding of the various factors that impact rough diamond pricing
  • Strong business acumen and commercial skills with extensive diamond industry knowledge and understanding developed over 23 years of working in the diamond industry
  • Strong analytical skills developed through regular analysis of general market and economic trends to determine impact on the business and the wider diamond industry
  • Strong team building and people development skills acquired through building and leading a variety of teams over the previous 15 years
  • Strategic management skills developed as a key member of the NDTC Executive Committee and the DBGSS Sales Leadership team
  • Strong negotiation and sales skills consistently achieving and in some cases exceeding annual sales target
  • Extensive executive leadership skills and experience developed over the previous 15 years
  • Strong corporate governance skills and experience acquired as a Director on the NCCI Board and as the Chairperson of the Debmarine Namdeb Foundation Board of Directors
  • PERSONAL SKILLS
  • Strong networking skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Strong ethics
  • Excellent communications and presentations Skills
  • Excellent stakeholder relationship management Skills
  • Board governance
  • Board leadership
  • Strategic visioning
  • Business acumen
  • Strategic planning
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Visionary leadership
  • Executive leadership

Timeline

Chief Executive Officer

Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC)
01.2019 - 07.2025

Senior Manager Sales and Marketing

Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC)
06.2016 - 12.2018

Vice President Sales, Eastern Hemisphere

De Beers Global Sightholder Sales (DBGSS)
10.2013 - 05.2016

Head of Sales and Marketing

Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC)
04.2010 - 09.2013

Diamond Professional Graduate Certificate - Diamond Value Chain

University of Leicester
01.2008 - 01.2009

Key Account Manager

Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC)
01.2008 - 03.2010

Trainee Key Account Manager

De Beers UK (DBUK)
12.2006 - 12.2007

Bachelors - Business Administration – Strategic Marketing

University of Namibia
01.2006 - 01.2009

Quality Controller - Diamond Division

DTC Valuations Namibia
01.2003 - 11.2006

Trainee Quality Controller

DTC London
09.2001 - 12.2002

Qualified Diamond Sorter and Valuator

DTC Valuations Namibia
06.1996 - 08.2001

Trainee Diamond Sorter

Central Selling Organisation (CSO)
06.1995 - 05.1996

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