Sharon Constançon, Chairman of the South African Chamber of Commerce
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Sharon Constançon is the chairman of the SA Chamber and the CEO of Genius Methods. Her leadership at the SA Chamber is marked by a strategic focus on promoting bilateral trade between South Africa and the UK, fostering growth in membership. Sharon, a Chartered Director and Chartered Secretary with an MBA, is also actively involved in various roles, including being the Non-Executive Director for Transact SA, and an International Committee member for CISI. She is also the CEO of Valufin, a forex advisory firm.
Sharon Constançon Biography
Sharon completed her MBA in Business Management at the University of the Witwatersrand in 1988. During her studies, she was recognized as “Entrepreneur of the Year”. She, then, served at the University as a part-time lecturer for many years. Her focus was on teaching Service Industry Management and Small Business Management to MBA students, sharing her knowledge and expertise with the next generation of business leaders.
In 2006, she pursued further academic accomplishments by earning the Chartered Director qualification from the Institute of Directors. Sharon actively participated in various governance-related activities, including serving on committees and interview panels for Chartered Directors.
For her commitment to governance excellence, Sharon became a finalist for the Dr. Neville Bain Memorial Award in 2015. a Chartered Secretary and has focused academically on Boardroom Dynamics. She writes many white papers, articles, blogs, presents at conferences, runs workshops, chairs panels, runs roundtable, shares her professional journey learnings to help others improve theirs and a role model to women in business.
A South African born of English parents, Sharon has business interests in South Africa and the UK and is fully aligned to a key strategic goal of developing bilateral trade between the countries. Sharon is on the Court and is Chairman of the Membership Committee of the Worshipful Company of Company Secretaries, is a member of the International Committee of CISI, a contributor to the Risk Coalition and lecturer for the Qualifying Level Boardroom Dynamics course for the Chartered Governance Institute final examination program, and course leader for programs and seminars run by the Corporate Governance Institute (Ireland).
Sharon is a NED for Transact SA and the Chairman of the South African Chamber of Commerce (UK) Limited and Trustee of North Dean Memorial Hall Charity. Thereby keeping in touch with the challenges facing all roles she evaluates.
Learn more about Sharon Constançon on https://openbusinesscouncil.org/wiki/sharon-constancon
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