Siegmund qualified with a B. Compt. from UNISA and followed this up with his CIMA (as an associate in the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants). He read for a Diploma in Datametrics, specializing in systems design and later for a H.Dip Tax.
It seemed natural that these academic studies should be followed by studies in a MBA. Financial constraints did not afford him this opportunity.
However, life experiences are the best teacher and Siegmund therefore, worked for his practical qualification from experience gained by working within different functions of various organisations through the years.
He has worked in or managed many functions within the corporate world and served on boards and at directorship level. These functions included production planning, warehousing and logistics, through to support functions such as procurement, IT and finance.
His financial exposure has been from the bottom, on the clerical level, all the way up to directorship and board level, incorporating the disciplines of auditing, financial accounting, costing, management accounting, financial management, taxation and treasury.