Tutor Information Management

Herman van Niekerk is a director at Suritec (Pty) Ltd, a South African company specialised in knowledge management, organisational learning, strategy and collaborative technologies. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Stellenbosch where his research focused on how different theories of knowledge impact on the creation of organisational knowledge and competitiveness.

He is a consultant specialised in shaping knowledge societies. This includes how information and collaborative technology enable competitive strategic advantages, as well as required change management interventions in achieving these changes.

Herman lectures part-time for Business School Netherlands and the Global Institute for Management and Technology (GIMT). He serves as an external examiner for both masters and doctorate programmes for a number of universities and private business schools. He is a board member for the Centre of Information and Knowledge Management at University Johannesburg, RSA.

He is also a regular speaker at conferences on thought leadership issues related to the strategic development of organisations. He regularly conducts workshops and training sessions for corporate clients and private business schools.