Marilyn Smith

Marilyn Smith has extensive experience in the financial services industry. Marilyn began their career in 2001 at Alexander Forbes Financial Services Botswana, where they held several roles including Branch Manager and Financial Controller. In these positions, they were responsible for various accounting functions, managing budgets, facilitating personnel management, and ensuring accurate and timely financial reports. Marilyn also implemented the SmartStream Accounting System and introduced new policies and procedures to minimize risk. In 2012, Marilyn joined Alexander Forbes Financial Services as a Technical Specialist, where they performed internal audits on financial statements for Retirement/Pension/Provident Funds. Marilyn provided approval of internal controls and procedures for audit exempt funds. Marilyn currently works at Sygnia Asset Management as an Employee Benefits Operations Manager, but specific details of their role were not provided.

Marilyn Smith obtained a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) degree in Financial Management from Rand Afrikaans University, where they studied from 1998 to 2000. Additionally, they obtained a certification in Dare to Lead Training from Dare to Lead™ Trained institution in June 2022.