Barnstone

Barnstone was founded in the desire to apply many years of collective experience in business advisory services in a more entrepreneurial environment. The founders of the business all had extensive experience in working with major enterprises in a number of different capacities, but longed to be directly involved in business decision-making and to p... articipate in the associated risks and rewards. Since its inception the company has launched a number of business ventures in areas such as telecommunications, technology solutions, property development and investment, healthcare and also in extending the richness of the business advisory experience into strategic consulting services. Over the last four years the business increasingly started to intensify its focus in the area of education more specifically affordable private education in areas largely under-serviced in quality education. It is now making rapid strides in growing its education footprint. Three of the founders of the business are still in executive roles. The Barnstone business philosophy rests on two distinctive, yet simple pillars. On the one side the company is a commercially orientated enterprise, which means we will seek to create value for the shareholders in whatever we do. On the other side we are driven by a real desire to play a meaningful role in contributing to society at large, especially as it pertains to sustainability and advancement of the quality of life and opportunities for all our people. We do not see this as an unrealistic aspirational statement, but believe by what we do and how we do it, we are meeting the desire to be a meaningful contributor. As part of this philosophy we embrace five sub-themes: Pierre Tredoux is a chartered accountant with more than 30 years business experience. Prior to starting Barnstone in 2005, Pierre was a partner and later the managing director of Deloitte Consulting in South Africa. He has advised many of South Africas leading organisations on corporate strategy, structure and governance, as well ...Read More