How did the 60-year-old South African businessman Brian Bakeberg find himself looking out over Blacksod Bay in the tiny village of Gweesalia (from Gaoth Saile, meaning sea wind), County Mayo, operating a multinational HR company that serves clients like Pepsico, Emirates Airlines and Siemens? Gweesalia is the terminus of the story. It begins in Africa. “I’m born and bred South African. We built a business — my wife and myself — in southern Africa,” said Bakeberg. “We started in Botswana. We spent 30 years there with my wife, Orla. It was a promotions, marketing and logistics company, and we did…

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