News
October 2020
Prof. April joins the University of Cape Town's Inclusivity Strategy Advisory Group (ISAG), tasked with monitoring the University's response to issues, and implementation of appropriate interventions in relation to: Bullying, Emotional Wellbeing, Racial and other forms of Discrimination and Harassment, as well as Advancement and Leadership.
October 2020
Prof. April joins the Business Intelligence Board of Chief Learning Officer.
May 2020
Prof. April accepts a position as an Advisory Board Member of Knowledge Resources (KR), to help the HR Directors Community meet their most significant professional, organisational and societal challenges.
June 2019
Kurt April joins a consortium of global experts to lead the Leadership, Diversity & Inclusion Practice, Oxford Acuity, head-officed in Singapore.
July 2018
Kurt April takes up a shareholding in bountiXP (Pty) Ltd., a software company running a values-based, employee recognition and engagement platform.
February 2018
Prof. Kurt April announced as the Winner of the Black Management Forum's 'Thought Leader of the Year 2017' Category at the 2017-2018 Black Excellence Awards Gala Dinner.
September 2017
Prof. April appointed as of the 1st September 2017 to an endowed Professorship, the Allan Gray Chair, to head up the Allan Gray Centre for Values-Based Leadership at the University of Cape Town's Graduate School of Business (GSB).
August 2017
Novartis International (Basel, Switzerland) renews Prof. April's contract (for 2 more years) as Chairperson of the International Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Council (DIAC), based out of its head-office in Basel, Switzerland. Kurt has been Chairperson of the Council since 2010, and been a Member of the Council since April 2006.
March 2017
Kurt April takes up a shareholding in the Achievement Awards Group (South Africa), as well as Executive Directorship of the company, focused mainly on "Human Performance Solutions". Kurt has been a Non-Executive Director of the company from December 2007 to February 2017.
January 2017
Prof. Kurt April had his Associate Fellowship renewed, by the Academic Review Committee, for another year at Saïd Business School (University of Oxford, UK). Kurt has consistently been lecturing Leadership, Diversity & Inclusion every year (Executive Programmes, EMBA & MBA) at the University of Oxford since 2001.
June 2016
Kurt April appointed as an Ambassador of the global Unashamedly Ethical Campaign
September 2015
Prof. April asked to serve as an Editorial Board Member to the academic journal, Good Governance, Ethics & Leadership in the UK.
August 2015
Prof. April asked to serve as an Advisory Board Member to the Unit for Diversity, Inclusion & Community Engagement (DICE) at the University of Leicester in the UK.
February-March 2015
Prof. April serves as a Committee Member of international judges in determining the 2015 International Human Resource Management Scholarly Research Award for the Human Resources Division of the Academy of Management in the USA.
June 2014
Prof. April accepts an invitation to serve as a Founding Editorial Review Board Member for the new Taylor and Francis journal, Africa Journal of Management of the Africa Academy of Management.
May 2014
Prof. April has accepted an invitation to serve as an Expert Advisor to Neurozone (neuroscience and brain performance).
February 2014
Prof. April has accepted the invitation to be an Associate Editor on the Editorial Board of the European Management Review in the UK.
February 2014
Prof. April accepts a three-year appointment as Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Business & Law of London Metropolitan University (UK).
March 2013
Prof. April appointed as Non-Executive Director of the International School of Cape Town (SA), and endorsed by CfBT Education Trust in the UK.
January 2012
Kurt April joins the Power Group Holdings' Board as a Non-Executive Director.
August 2011
Kurt April wins 2010-2011 Global Honors Award (New York): "For demonstrating exemplary achievement and distinguished contributions to the business community".
January 2011
Prof. April has accepted the invitation to the Editorial Board at the British Journal of Management (UK).
January 2011
Kurt April has been inducted into lifetime membership of the New York-based Madison Who's Who (USA).
February 2010
On the 2nd February 2010, a business consortium (which includes Prof. Kurt April) took ownership of the Helderview BMW dealership in Somerset West/Strand (Cape Town, SA).
August 2009
Prof. April was invited to, and accepted the invitation to, join the Global Agenda Council on Talent & Diversity of the World Economic Forum (Geneva, Switzerland). Subsequently Prof. April has played a role in compiling a White Paper on 'Recommendations for Creating and Managing Inclusive Workforces' (published in December 2009), and downloadable in the articles section of this website.
June 2009
Prof. April of the UCT Graduate School of Business has just added another award to his growing list of accolades - having this June been recognised as one of the world's 'Top 100 Educators' for 2009 by the International Biographical Centre in Cambridge, UK (read full article).
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PROF. KURT APRIL, PH.D
Kurt April is currently the Allan Gray Chair, an Endowed Professorship, specialising in Leadership, Diversity & Inclusion and Director of the Allan Gray Centre for Values-Based Leadership at the Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town (South Africa, 1998-present), is Adjunct Faculty of Saïd Business School (University of Oxford, UK, 2000-present), and is an Orchestrator & Faculty Member of Duke Corporate Education (Duke University, USA, 2008-present). Previously, he was a Research Fellow of Ashridge-Hult (UK, 2004-2016), Visiting Professor at London Metropolitan University (UK, 2014-2017), Visiting Professor at Rotterdam School of Management (Erasmus University, Netherlands, 2001-2013), and Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Economics & Econometrics (University of Amsterdam UvA, Netherlands, 2004-2007). Outside of academia, Kurt is the Managing Partner of LICM Consulting (South Africa, 2001-present), Managing Director: Leadership, Diversity & Inclusion Practice at Oxford Acuity (Singapore, 2019-present), Shareholder and Executive Director of the Achievement Awards Group (South Africa, 2007-present), Shareholder of bountiXP (Pty) Ltd (South Africa, 2019-present), as well as Ambassador of the global Unashamedly Ethical movement (2016-present). He plays a range of roles and consults to many companies and organisations around the globe, having worked in 24 countries. Previously, he was an Owner-Director of Helderview BMW Somerset West (South Africa, 2010-2016), Chairman of the International Advisory Council (DIAC) to Novartis International AG (Switzerland, 2006-2019), Executive Director of Complex Adaptive Systems (South Africa, 2003-2006), Non-Executive Director of Power Group Holdings - Construction & Developments (South Africa, 2012-2018), Global Agenda Council Member (Talent & Diversity) of the World Economic Forum (Switzerland, 2009-2013), Non-Executive Director of the International School of Cape Town (Education Development Trust, UK, 2013-2019), and an Advisory Board Member to the Unit for Diversity, Inclusion & Community Engagement (DICE) at the University of Leicester (UK, 2015-2019). Kurt is an Editorial Board Member of the European Management Review (UK), Editorial Review Board Member of the Africa Journal of Management (USA), Editorial Board Member of Good Governance, Ethics & Leadership (UK), and Editorial Advisory Board Member of the Academy of Taiwan Business Management Review (Taiwan). Previously, he was an Editorial Board Member of the British Journal of Management (UK), an Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Management Education (USA), an Editorial Board Member of Annual Review of High Performance Coaching & Consulting (UK), an Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Information Systems & Social Change (USA), Advisory Board Member of the Knowledge Management Professional Society (USA), and previously the Chief Editor of the Journal for Convergence (SA). Kurt holds a doctoral degree in Economics & IT Strategy (Ph.D), Certificate in Japanese Production, Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA), Masters degree in Electronic Engineering (MSc(ElecEng)), Higher Diploma in Education (HDE), Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering (BSc(ElecEng)), National Diploma in Electronic Engineering (NDip(EE)), National Diploma in Logic Systems (NDip(LS)) completed at the University of Cape Town (South Africa), University of Oxford (UK), Wingfield College (South Africa) and AOTS Nagoya (Japan). He has published over 197 academic articles/book chapters/conference papers/reports/op-eds/dissertations, and written 10 books. |