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Career

Alexandra graduated in 2017

She started her career in financial services with Gem Capital as a graduate trainee, providing support to the transaction team focusing on research and transaction administration

Career

• Avril graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand with Bachelor of Arts Degree followed by a Bachelor of Law Degree. She is an Admitted Attorney (RSA)

• She has competencies in all company secretarial practices within the legal framework and compliance with sound corporate governance principles including
  • preparation for all board and committee meetings
  • preparation of annual reports
  • arranging and attending meetings
  • taking minutes
  • preparing resolutions
  • and all other secretarial and ad hoc legal matters

Her specialist knowledge enables an in depth understanding of legal implications

Years of Experience

Over 20 years in financial and management accounting, auditing, forecasting and financial analysis with exceptional project management skills

Career

• Graduated from Rhodes University with a Bachelor of Commerce and a Higher Diploma in Accounting in 1991

• Completed her articles at KPMG and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1993

• Worked at Absa Capital in Corporate Finance where she was actively involved in business acquisitions,disposals, valuations and reorganisations for approximately 7 years. Then joined Exchange Sponsors, which focussedon medium sized businesses

• Project managed a business which included the development of 986 affordable housing units in Southern Johannesburg including marketing, sales, and administration

Experience

Vast experience in cost estimation and implementation as well as financial analysis and evaluation

Career

• Worked at the Nuclear Energy Corporation as a Senior Scientist

• Involved in the development of a number of technological projects from form concept design to implementation including the financial evaluation and modeling, and capital raising

• Owner and manager of Grass to Ethanol conversion project together with the Industrial Development Corporation, the University of Northwest, and the National Empowerment Fund

Achievements

Publication of a number of scientific articles in international scientific journals with over 30 citations

Years of Experience

More than 25 years in the financial services sector

Career

• Completed articles at PWC

• Corporate finance and investment banking experience including mergers and acquisitions, valuations, capital raisings, restructurings etc at Absa Merchant Bank, ING Barings (London), Marriott Merchant Bank and Grindrod Bank

• Held various executive director positions at listed companies with significant exposure to balance sheet optimisation and cash flow management

Years of Experience

More than 20 years in the financial services sector

Career

• Completed articles at PWC

• Corporate finance manager at Absa Capital, with significant experience in several aspects of investment banking including mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, regulatory matters, BEE transactions, privatisation, and management buy-outs

• Private equity consultant with international fund focused mainly on resource investments in sub-Saharan Africa. The fund was backed by NewYork listed Och-ZiffCapital
  • techno-economic evaluation of resources opportunities
  • working together with geologists, mining engineers, and various other consultants to analyse and evaluate opportunities
  • presentation of opportunities to the investment committee
  • post investment management
  • experience across a wide range of commodities including coal, gold, uranium, iron ore, copper, and diamonds

• Established Gem Capital in 2012 as a corporate finance and advisory services company

Achievements

Major completed assignments include:

• Structured and implemented Absa Group’s empowerment transaction with the Batho Bonke consortium

• R4 billion fundraising for Batho Bonke Consortium

• Advised the Zambezi Platinum Consortium on the R4 billion empowerment transaction with Northam Platinum

• Advised the Industrial Development Corporation on the transaction that resulted in the formation of Kumba Iron Ore and ExxaroResources