George Zacharias

Head of Governance and Compliance at Haddletons
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Harrogate, England, United Kingdom, UK

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Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Legal Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Head of Governance and Compliance
      • Jul 2023 - Present

      With over 25 years’ experience of having held Company Secretary and Legal Counsel positions for Stock Exchange Listed Mining and Industrial Corporations in Africa and the United Kingdom; he brings a wealth of legal, governance and company secretarial practice knowledge and a broad set of skills to the Haddletons team. He is a governance specialist and assist companies of all sizes to implement practical and effective governance frameworks,systems and procedures. With over 25 years’ experience of having held Company Secretary and Legal Counsel positions for Stock Exchange Listed Mining and Industrial Corporations in Africa and the United Kingdom; he brings a wealth of legal, governance and company secretarial practice knowledge and a broad set of skills to the Haddletons team. He is a governance specialist and assist companies of all sizes to implement practical and effective governance frameworks,systems and procedures.

    • United Kingdom
    • Mining
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Group Company Secretary
      • Sep 2021 - Jul 2023

    • United Kingdom
    • Professional Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Company Secretary
      • Jul 2019 - Sep 2021

      BA LLB (Rhodes University).Attorney of the High Court of South Africa .Legal Practitioner- High Court of Zimbabwe. Member of the Institute of Directors of Southern Africa , Corporate Lawyers Association of South Africa .Associate of the Chartered Institute of Business Management. Independent Director of companies 20 years experience as Group Legal Adviser and Company Secretary with JSE listed Companies. Have formed and administered companies throughout Africa. A corporate legal adviser and commercial law specialist with a particular interest in the legal aspects of the implementation of group structures as well as international trade, franchising and licensing structures. A Corporate Governance and Company Secretarial specialist ‏. Expertise in business structuring and exit planning for business owners. Show less

  • Ex Corporate Dynamics Group
    • Ex Cape Town South Africa
    • Ex Founder
      • Nov 2010 - Jun 2019

      Company Secretarial and Commercial and corporate law Advice relating to the law of directorship, corporate governance law, mergers and acquisitions, business structuring, recovery and business rescue and the Non Profit Sector,including advising companies on the implementation of corporate governance codes and providing advice to directors and shareholders on compliance with the Companies Act, Governance Codes and Stock Exchange Listings Requirements. The past Chairman and Independent Director on the Board of Directors of a number of Small and Medium Enterprises in the retail, logistics, franchising and information technology sectors of the economy Show less

  • Trans Hex Group Limited
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa
    • Group Company Secretary and Legal Adviser
      • Apr 1999 - Oct 2010

      Corporate Legal Advice.All aspect of Company Secretarial practice and corporate compliance.Chairman of the Group Risk Committee.Compliance.Investor Relations and preparation of the annual report and investor relations documents.Corporate governance and legal adviser adviser to the Board of Directors. Corporate Legal Advice.All aspect of Company Secretarial practice and corporate compliance.Chairman of the Group Risk Committee.Compliance.Investor Relations and preparation of the annual report and investor relations documents.Corporate governance and legal adviser adviser to the Board of Directors.

    • Group Company Secretary and Legal Adviser
      • Apr 1998 - Apr 1999

      Furthered legal advising experience in the vibrant gold mining industry Opportunity to keep updated in the latest corporate administration and company secretarial developments including advising management and directors on the principles of good corporate governance and the implementation thereof and responsibility for the administration of the Avgold Share Option Scheme. Responsible for the preparation and publication of the Avgold Annual Report. The conducting of legal and statutory audits and due diligence surveys. Assisting in mergers, joint ventures, Group restructuring and formation of structures to facilitate off shore financing, including the formation of subsidiary companies in Tanzania and Senegal. Show less

Education

  • Rhodes University
    Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
    1980 - 1985
  • Hamilton High School
    M Level

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