Zodwa Velleman

Before joining Oceana, she was the CEO of the Vaping Products Association of SA (VPSA). Prior to her role at VPSA Zodwa was Board Member, Legal, Corporate Security and Corporate Affairs Executive Director for HEINEKEN SA. She also served as Company Secretary & Executive Director responsible for Legal and Corporate Security, Brandhouse JV (a Diageo led JV with Heineken Plc and Namibia Brewery Ltd). Zodwa is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa with international experience in litigation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, corporate and commercial law across a range of industries including Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), petrochemical, fishing and pharmaceuticals. She served her articles and also worked for Edward Nathan Sonnenberg Africa before moving to Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, America’s third-ranked law firm based in New York City. Zodwa obtained her B Juris and LLB from the University of the Western Cape and is a 2019 final year registered LLM (Environmental Law) student at WITS. She also completed course work towards her Master’s Degree with the University of Stellenbosch focusing on Corporate Governance, Advance Corporate and International Trade Law. She also graduated Cum Laude in a Gibs Leadership Development Programme.