Colin Pon

Colin Pon has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Colin began their career as an Independent Financial Advisor at Lifesense Financial Services in 2001 and worked there until 2007. Colin then joined Orbit Benefits as a CSU Member for two years before moving on to Bluefin Corporate Consulting, where they worked as a Financial Education Consultant from 2009 to 2012. In 2013, Colin joined Capita Employee Benefits and held two different roles: Flex and Online Benefits Consultant from 2014 to 2017, and Employer Duties Automatic Enrollment Pensions Consultant from 2013 to 2014. Currently, Colin is working at Smart Pension, where they have held several roles since 2017, including Senior Benefits Consultant from 2017 to 2023, Head of Bid Management from 2021 to 2022, Head of Client Solutions from 2022 to 2023, and currently serving as the Head of Business Solutions.

Colin Pon's education history begins in 1991 when they attended Damelin, where they pursued a Matric degree. Colin then proceeded to the University of the Witwatersrand from 1995 to 1997, earning a Bcomm degree with a focus on Accounting. Moving forward, they attended the University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika from 1997 to 2006, although no specific degree or field of study information is provided for this period. In 2009, Colin attended the CFA Institute for a year, obtaining an IMC degree in the field of Finance. Finally, they completed their education at the Chartered Insurance Institute from 2008 to 2016, earning a CFP degree, though no field of study is specified for this program.