Senior Legal Professional, Privacy and Data Protection Specialist (CIPP/E), Intellectual Property, Regulatory Compliance, Mediator. Admitted Attorney, Notary and Conveyancer.

26 years post-articles/admission experience – FMCG (IP, Telecoms, Liquor/food manufacturing).

Qualifications:

• WITS – BA, LLB, LLM Telecom, Broadcasting, Space & Satellite, Media & Defamation law. Postgrad Cert Privacy & Data Protection; Competition; Cyberlaw.
• UNISA LLM – Intellectual Prop & Competition Law.
• UCT Commercial Mediation Qualification.
• CIPP/E – Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe – IAPP International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Experience:

• Data Protection, Privacy, GDPR, POPIA, ECTA, RICA, NCA, CPA, Ethics, Codes of Conduct; Anti-corruption, Intellectual Property, eCommerce, Compliance, Physical and Electronic Records, Due Diligence, FMCG, Telecoms, Liquor, Sports, Entertainment, Innovation, New Product Development, Digital Products & Services, Marketing, Advertising, Corporate Reputation, Manufacturing, Distribution, Licensing, Excise, Corporate Governance (incl. FCPA controls), Cross-border Transactions, Whistleblowing, Commercial contracting.
• Compliance Project Management and Implementation – Project Plans, Due Diligence, Policies, Operations Manuals and PAIA manuals: drafting, training, implementation in cross-functional teams in MTN, SAB, AB InBev Africa.
• In-house Training – Ethics & Compliance; Unconscious Bias; Codes of Conduct; Anti-corruption.
• Represented MTN – ASA Advertising Standards Authority (now ARB), Parliament (NCA, CPA), DTI, CLASA, CGCSA.
• Represented SAB/AB InBev – ASA Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB), Aware!org, SARS, National Treasury, DAFF, DTI, Nedlac, CCASA, CGCSA.

Professional Memberships:

• CCASA – Corporate In-house Counsel Association of South Africa NPO – Board Member & Trainer;
• IAPP – International Association of Privacy Professionals;
• TEI – The Ethics Institute of South Africa;
• Panel of Mediators & Member – MiM Mediation in Motion NPO and DiSAC (SA Dispute Settlement Accreditation Association).