Emma Leigh

Operations Manager- Criterion Africa at Criterion Africa Partners
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(386) 825-5501
Location
City of Cape Town, ZA

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Experience

    • United States
    • Investment Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Operations Manager- Criterion Africa
      • Jul 2020 - Present

      Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    • South Africa
    • Insurance
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Executive: Governnace
      • Feb 2015 - Jul 2020

      Cape Town Area, South Africa I am responsible for the risk management, compliance, legal and company secretarial functions. I am responsible for the following types of entities from a governance perspective: intermediary services (category I financial services provider (“FSP”), advice (until 2017), investment management (category II FSP) , collective investment schemes (management company and unit trusts in SA and Ireland), administration (LISP) (category III FSP), custodian (nominee), retirement funds and long-term… Show more I am responsible for the risk management, compliance, legal and company secretarial functions. I am responsible for the following types of entities from a governance perspective: intermediary services (category I financial services provider (“FSP”), advice (until 2017), investment management (category II FSP) , collective investment schemes (management company and unit trusts in SA and Ireland), administration (LISP) (category III FSP), custodian (nominee), retirement funds and long-term insurance products. I head up the ESG analysis and reporting for the business. I am also responsible for strategy setting and delivery as part of the Executive Committee team at PPS Investments. I manage a team who help me deliver on my mandate. Show less

    • South Africa
    • Insurance
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Executive: Finance and Governance
      • Feb 2012 - Feb 2014

      Cape Town Area, South Africa Responsible for full finance function and governance functions (risk management, compliance, legal and company secretarial)

    • Finance Manager, Head of Governance and HR Manager
      • Feb 2007 - Feb 2012

      Cape Town Area, South Africa Responsible for full finance function, governance functions (risk management, compliance, legal and company secretarial) and full HR function.

    • South Africa
    • Financial Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Financial Director
      • Mar 2001 - Feb 2007

      Cape Town Area, South Africa Responsible for finance function, governance function (risk management, compliance, legal and company secretarial), HR and Operations.

    • United States
    • Oil and Gas
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Audit Co-ordinator: Africa
      • Feb 1999 - Feb 2001

      Cape Town Area, South Africa Responsible for internal audit function in Chevron's African operations (Zambia, Malawi, South Africa, Mauritius, reunion Island etc.)

    • United Kingdom
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Assistant Audit Manager
      • Feb 1998 - Sep 1998

      Cape Town Area, South Africa I was seconded from EY's London office to Cape Town office as Assistant Manager in Audit. I also spent some time in EY's internal audit and management consulting divisions.

    • Auditor
      • Aug 1995 - Feb 1998

      London, United Kingdom Accepted to the EY accounting auditor training graduate program from university to do articles to become a CA.

Education

  • University of Cambridge
    BA Honours, Law
    1991 - 1995
  • University of the Free State
    Post graduate CFP, Certified Financial Planner
    2017 - 2020
  • University of Cambridge
    Master of Arts - MA, Law
    1998 - 1999
  • Compliance Institute SA
    C (Prac), Compliance Practitioner
    2014 - 2014
  • Compliance Institute SA
    C (Prof), Compliance Professional
    2017 - 2017
  • ICAEW
    Chartered Accountant
    1995 - 1998
  • synergy yoga school, Australia
    Yoga teacher
    2018 - 2018
  • FSCA
    Regulatory Exams
    2011 -

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