Jody Clarke

Jody Clarke has over 18 years of work experience in finance and accounting. Jody started their career as an Accounting Trainee at Mitchells' Chartered Accountants, where they worked for four years. Jody then moved on to BR Wealth Management Services Ltd, where they served as a Paraplanner for a year. After this, Jody joined Colenbrander as a Contract Accountant. Jody worked there for a year before moving to KCOM, where they held the position of Internal Audit Manager for almost a year. Jody then joined Maple Leaf Bakery, Inc. and worked as a Compliance Manager for six months before being promoted to Financial Manager - Accounting and compliance. Jody held this position for two years before transitioning to Ardagh Group. At Ardagh Group, Jody initially served as a Finance Manager for seven years before being promoted to Director of Finance, a position they hold currently.

Jody Clarke completed a Chartered Accountant CA(SA) degree at SAICA from 2005-2007. Prior to that, they earned a bachelor's degree in Commerce with a focus on Accounting and Finance from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2004. They also obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika from 2001-2003, specializing in Accounting and Finance. Jody Clarke pursued a post-graduate diploma in Financial Planning and Services at the University of the Free State, although no start or end dates were provided.