Veron Naidoo

An ambitious, enthusiastic and committed legal/company secretarial professional who possesses a genuine interest in corporate law currently seeking a challenging work placement opportunity within a dynamic organisation that will offer early responsibilities, and the opportunity to develop practical legal and company secretarial skills.

1. February 2023 – Present - Transaction Capital Limited

   Assistant Company Secretary

   ACCOUNTABILITIES

   • Coordinating and attending director and committee meetings for We Buy Cars and SA Taxi, 2 major subsidiaries of Transaction Capital Limited which includes:
   • Drafting agenda and recording minutes for the allocated meetings;
   • Compiling summary of decisions taken at meetings;
   • Compiling, maintaining and distribution of meeting material/presentation;
   • Drafting and maintaining a register of resolutions; and
   • Ensuring senior management is made aware of decisions timeously for implementation.
   • Coordinating the annual board performance evaluations
   • Draft and distribute annual company secretarial calendar to all relevant parties.
   • Maintaining all statutory required registers, documents and records.
   • CIPC filings – timely lodgement of statutory filings – directors/secretary appointments etc. and lodging of annual returns for all subsidiary companies.
   • Timeously updating and amending of the Memorandum of Incorporation as required.
   • Drafting of resolutions and delegation of authority letters.
   • Preparation and dissemination of announcements to the JSE.
   • Close Period Notifications: ongoing timely notification of all affected employees, management and directors of the Company's closed periods including updating of the list of relevant persons.
   • Responding to queries from internal and external stakeholders including auditors and KYC processes.
   • Managing activities relating to investments in other companies including preparation of documentation for attendance at shareholder’s meetings and appointment of directors to the boards of such companies.
   • Preparing and lodging the required documentation for deregistration/liquidation of subsidiary companies as and when required.
   • Updating and maintaining directors’ declarations of interest on a quarterly basis.
   • Contribute to the completion of sections of the integrated report, annual financial statement and notice of meeting as well as management of the annual general meeting.

2. May 2022 – January 2023 - NEXIA SAB&T

   Company Secretarial Consultant

3. January 2014 – February 2022 - ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED (“AGA”)

   Assistant Company Secretary

4. January 2012 – January 2014 - BOWMAN GILFILLAN ATTORNEYS

   Candidate Attorney

   I was seconded to Bowman Gilfillan Attorneys in 2012 to complete my 2 year articles of clerkship.

   During my clerkship with Bowman Gilfillan Attorneys I was exposed to the following areas of practice:

   • Corporate
   • Employment
   • Insolvency and liquidation
   • Litigation

   My duties included

   • Drafting and interpreting commercial contracts including sale of shares, Memorandum of Incorporation and shareholders’ agreements.
   • CIPC filings including drafting of the necessary resolutions and compilation of the necessary documents.
   • Conducted research and wrote memoranda on a variety of legal matters including commercial, employment and liquidation.
   • Preparation of pleadings, discovery, memoranda, briefs to counsel, correspondences and other legal documents under supervision of the principal attorney.
   • Attended client interviews, labour court hearings, mediation and arbitration hearings and dispute adjudication boards and assisted with the preparation of the documents required for the aforesaid.
   • Pro-bono assistance provided at the domestic violence help desk at the Randburg Magistrates Court.

5. May 2006 – January 2012 - ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED

   During this period of employment at AGA, I was employed in various departments of AGA including the Human Resources Department as a personal assistant, the Shares Administration Department as a share administrator, and in the Legal Department as a legal administration clerk.

   During this time, I was also studying for my Bachelor of Laws degree through the University of South Africa.

6. July 2003 – April 2006 - COMUTANET

   Personal Assistant – Rank Branding Department

7. July 2002 – June 2003 - NOVA TEC SA

   Personal Assistant to Marketing Manager

8. July 2001 – June 2002 - TECHNIKON WITWATERSRAND

   Archiving Officer and Client Service Clerk

9. January 2000 – December 2000 Travelled in Australia

10. May 1996 – December 1999 - ASHMORE BROWN SOUTH AFRICA (Immigration Consultancy)

    Emigration Consultant

11. March 1995 – April 1996 - STANDARD BANK- DOORNFONTEIN

    Reports Clerk

1. Matric Exemption Dundee Secondary School, Dundee – Completed in 1994
2. Bachelor of Laws UNISA – Completed in 2009
3. Attorneys Board Exams Passed the 4 board exams for admission as an attorney with the Law Society for the Northern Provinces in 2014