Marena van Zijl

Marena van Zijl is an accomplished finance professional with extensive experience in various executive roles. Current position as Chief Financial Officer at AVBOB since November 2016 follows a role as Trustee at Gijima pension fund earlier in 2016. Prior experience includes serving as a Finance Executive at deFacto Media and Marketing, overseeing account completions, and multiple key finance roles at Telkom from 2002 to 2014, including Managing Executive Properties and CFO of Wholesale and Networks. Marena participated as an audit committee member at Telemed medical aid and held a Senior Audit Manager position at EY, specializing in sectors such as construction and telecommunications. Marena holds several academic qualifications, including a CA (SA) designation and an MBA through a mini program designed for Telkom SA.