Berenice K Thaver (Adv.)

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About me
General Manager I Digital, Technology (TMT) & Operations (Fintech) I Group Legal & Regulatory Affairs, MTN Group Ltd
Education
- Advocate (Pupilage & Bar Exam 2007)
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- Attorney (Articles & Board Exam 2005)
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- Admitted Solicitor England & Wales
  2019 - 2020
  QLTS England & Wales Solicitors Conversion Examination
- University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika
  2018 - 2019
  Master of Laws - LLM
- University of Johannesburg
  2011 - 2013
  Post Graduate Dip. Compliance and Risk Management
- University of KwaZulu-Natal
  2001 - 2004
  LLB
Experience
- University of KwaZulu-Natal
  Jul 2005 - Dec 2006
  - Attorney & Lecturer Campus Law Clinic (commercial law)
    Jun 2006 - Dec 2006
  - Candidate Attorney Campus Law Clinic (with PLT)
    Jul 2005 - Jun 2006
- Bar Association KZN
  Jan 2007 - May 2011
  Advocate BK Thaver (in Chambers)
- Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
  May 2008 - Jun 2010
  High Court Assessor (Civil matters) Department of Justice & Constitutional Development
- ABC Holdings Limited - BancABC
  May 2011 - Jan 2012
  Senior Legal Advisor – Investment Banking
- Standard Bank Group
  Jan 2012 - Dec 2013
  Senior Legal Manager EMEA Legal - CIB Africa
- Absa Group
  Dec 2013 - Aug 2015
  Senior Legal Counsel: CIB Global Business Support & Restructures (VP)
- Absa Group
  Sept 2016 - May 2021
  - Head: CIB Legal Operations & Corporate Secretariat (EMEA Director)
    Sept 2015 - May 2021
  - Acting Head: CIB Global Legal Business Support and Restructures (Director)
    Sept 2016 - Feb 2017
- MTN
  Jun 2021 - now
  - General Manager I Digital, Technology & Operations (Fintech) I Group Legal & Regulatory Affairs
    Aug 2022 - now
  - General Manager I Digital & Fintech I Group Legal & Regulatory Affairs
    Jun 2021 - Nov 2022
Licenses & Certifications
- National Payment Systems, Merit Award
  Payments Association of South Africa
- NQF Certificate: Payments Association of RSA
  Payments Association of South Africa
- Solicitors Regulatory Authority admission exam (England and Wales)
  Solicitors Regulatory Authority
  Dec 2019
- Society of Advocates admission exam (Bar exam)
  General Counsel of the Bar
  Jan 2007
- KZN Law Society Attorneys admission exam (Board exam)
  KZN Law Society
  Jun 2005
- GIBS Online Masterclass: Leading Hybrid Teams
  DigitalCampus
  Dec 2022
  View certificate
- NQF Certificate: Compliance Institute RSA
  Compliance Institute Southern Africa
- WITS University Corporate EQ Leadership
  DigitalCampus
  Dec 2022
  View certificate