Oren Fuchs is Group Stakeholder Manager for the Mineworkers Investment Company (‘MIC’), which he joined in 2005. He has extensive experience in development and corporate social investment work, communications and stakeholder management, as well as transformation, having worked in both the public and private sectors. He holds a BA degree in Economics and Political Science, an MSc Development Planning from WITS, as well as a post graduate certificate in Finance from GIBS.
Oren started his career in 1992 at Robin Lee Associates, a consultancy working in the development sector, and subsequently moved to the Johannesburg Metropolitan Council where he worked on urban and regional economic planning. After joining the Gauteng Treasury in 1998, he was appointed to manage setting up Blue IQ, a strategic economic infrastructure agency for the province, in 1999. In his capacity as General Manager, Financial Viability, he was responsible for the programme management of the Newtown, Constitution Hill and Innovation Hub initiatives, as well as heading up the marketing portfolio. In 2002 Oren joined the SABC on a contract basis as Corporate Strategy Manager, where he was involved in a number of strategic initiatives such as regional television licenses and outsourcing of certain technologies within the corporation.
Oren also represents MIC’s interests on various investee boards, trusts and foundations, including MIC Capital Partners, Yebo Yethu, FirstRand Empowerment Foundation, and the Peermont trusts, as well as heading up the marketing, communications and corporate social responsibility portfolios.