Arvin Baliram
Head of Risk | ERM | ESG | OHS | Executive MBA
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About
A seasoned and results-driven senior executive with over 25 years of professional experience, specialising in Safety, Health, Environmental, Risk, Sustainability, and Insurance disciplines. My career has been defined by leading the design, implementation and optimisation of integrated governance frameworks, ensuring robust compliance with regulatory requirements while enabling sustainable organisational performance.
I bring extensive expertise in the strategic oversight of management systems and standards, including their implementation, continuous improvement and alignment to business objectives. My experience spans complex operational environments, where I have successfully driven risk-informed decision-making, enhanced compliance maturity and embedded a culture of accountability and resilience.
Academically, I have strengthened my executive leadership capability through a Master of Business Administration (MBA) (pending conferral). I also hold a Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice, a Bachelor of Commerce in Business Management (Cum Laude) with a specialisation in Operational Risk Management and a National Diploma in Chemical Engineering.
Experience
HEAD OF RISK
Bidvest Facilities Management
June 2025 - Present
Lead the development and execution of OHS, Risk Management and Sustainability strategies across engineering operations. Embed a strong risk culture within Bidvest FM and on the Absa Contract, by aligning practices with governance and regulatory requirements. Provide strategic guidance on contractor management and process safety.
Ensure robust business continuity frameworks and risk mitigation plans are in place. Drive continuous improvements in compliance performance, risk reporting and control environments. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure integrated, practical and sustainable risk solutions.
PROJECTS MANAGER: SHERQS
Occupational Health and Safety Training (OHST)
October 2022 – December 2024
Responsible for the strategy to be a best-in-class operator having engaged and aligned people and fit for purpose management of change systems to enable performance at South32 (Mozal). Manage the ongoing need to change and adapt the way things are done, so the willingness to adapt and then to manage change effectively is a core capability. Establish a consistent change management approach to the management of change and to govern and manage the risks associated with change.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Henley Business School - 2025
Post Graduate Diploma in Management Practice (B Aggregate)
Henley Business School – 2020
Bachelor of Commerce (Business Management) Elective stream: Operational Risk Management (Cum Laude)
The Da Vinci Institute for Technology Management – 2018
National Diploma: Chemical Engineering
Durban University of Technology – 1995
Matric Exemption (B Aggregate)
Stanmore Secondary School – 1990
