Grace Harding is the CEO of Ocean Basket. Grace has more than 30 years’ experience across a number of business disciplines and today runs Africa's largest seafood franchise. Harding has a background in HR, marketing, people engagement and strategy, her experience also spans leadership development and change management. Ocean Basket has expanded to a franchise group consisting of 203 stores in 16 countries, including Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Malta and Cyprus, with expansion plans firmly in place for a further 76 stores, many breaking into new markets in Kazakhstan, Oman and Qatar. The company pulls in system-wide sales of about R2 billion/year on the back of 18 million annual patrons In its supply chain, the business already imports and supplies 6 500 tons of seafood each year to its local and global restaurants
Ocean Basket
CEO
Thursday, November 24, 2016
3:30 PM – 6:30 PM UTC
| 3:30 PM | Networking (Food & Drinks) |
| 4:30 PM | Fireside Chat with Grace |
| 5:15 PM | Q&A |
| 5:30 PM | Networking |
Fottis Finance
Chapter Director
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