Wray Carvelas:
Executive Business Leadership & Motivation, Strategy Development & Execution

Wray Carvelas is an authentic people-oriented leader who transforms organizations and gets bottom-line results. His focus and energy enable leadership teams to find their true sense of purpose and deliver exceptional results.

Wray has 25 years of leadership experience. He has managed complex projects and grown businesses across multiple jurisdictions both organically and through M&A transactions. With his people-focused approach, Wray is able to unleash talent and potential in teams so that they can deliver their business objectives.

As the CEO of a global engineering firm, Wray, together with his team, developed and successfully implemented a strategy to globalize the business and double its enterprise value, growing share value by 130% and revenue by 70%. They optimized the business to achieve both organic growth as well as expansion through M&A deals. He transformed the business from an inward-focused private company to one which is poised for an IPO. He led 4,500 employees on five continents creating a strong values-based corporate culture.

Wray improves business profitability through:

• turning vision into strategy implementation;
• empowering people to transform organizations;
• unearthing talent and developing leaders;
• identifying M&A opportunities and integrating companies;
• leading projects;
• optimizing operations; and
• creating and implementing safety programs.

EXPERTISE

• Authentic Executive Business Leadership
• Strategy Development & Execution
• People Leadership & Motivation
• Empowering change through people
• Leadership Development
• Safety Leadership
• Project Leadership
• Operations Optimization & Leadership
• M&A and Integration

QUALIFICATIONS

• MBA Cum Laude (University of Stellenbosch). Awarded Old Mutual Gold Medal for an outstanding achievement in the MBA program
• National Higher Diploma – Extractive Metallurgy (University of Johannesburg)

CITIZENSHIP
Canadian & South African

RESIDENCE
Toronto, Canada

CONTACT
wrayc@ascenciagroup.com
Ascencia Group