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Venete Klein

Chief Executive - Kleininc Managment Consultants


Born in Cape Town South Africa

Venete Klein has a leadership style that perfectly combines compassion with big business. She is a financial powerhouse, humanitarian, mother and bridge-builder all rolled up into one rather formidable package. Klein may be small in stature, but her passion for creating business with heart is larger-than-life. She served until recently on the Absa Group Executive team where she was an integral member of the team that successfully led the Barclays integration.
Venete was named Business Woman of the Year in 2009 and served various Standing Committees as appointed by the former Minister of Finance. She is also a visiting Professor at the University of Free State and regularly presents at Stellenbosch University, University of Louisiana and Cornel University (US) to MBA students. Over the years she has studied extensively overseas and is a graduate of Harvard and holds a number of international qualifications from MIT, Insead, IMD and Wits.

When it comes to firsts, Venete is always leading the charge. She was the first South African to be invited to serve on the World Trade Organisation’s International Policy Commission. The first woman to serve as Vice Chair of the Agricultural Business Chamber, and the first woman to be appointed as President of the AHI (Afrikaanse Handels Instituut / Afrikaans Chamber of Commerce) in its 66 year history. Klein is Vice President of BUSA, Chairperson of AllPay Consolidated, Board Member of the Rural Housing Loan Fund, a Trustee of the Absa Foundation Trust, Director at IoDSA, a as well as a trustee of Community Impact Trust

Contact details

O: (+27 12) 996 1223

M: +27 82 412 5759


Venete Klein's Professional details

Current Position(s)

Director | IoDSA
2011 - present
Vice President | Business Unity South Africa (Busa)
2010 - present
Board Member | Rural Housing Loan Fund
South Africa | 2009 - present
Private Sector Representative | National Anti Corruption Forum
Visiting Professor | University of the Free State
Bloemfontein

Previous Position(s)

Chief Corporate Affairs | Sustainability Officer | Absa Group Limited
South Africa | 2010 - 2010
Director | National Business Initiative
2010 - 2010
Director | Ombudsman for Banking Services
2010 - 2010
Chairperson | Gotswelela
2009 - 2010
Non Executive Director | Meeg Bank
2007 - 2010
Executive Director | Absa Retail Bank
2008 - 2009
Director | Absa Trust Limited
2008 - 2009
Director | Absa Group Limited
2008 - 2009
President | Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut
2008 - 2009
Deputy Vice President | Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut
Special Advisor | Premier of the North West Province
South Africa
Director | Aardklop Nasionale Kunstefees
2006 - 2007

Educational history

Tertiary

INSEAD Graduate Business School

Completed 2007

The Challenge of Leadership

IMD Business School

Completed 2006

Avira Programme

MIT Endicott House, Dedham, Massachusetts

Completed 2006

Corporate Strategy

INSEAD Asia Campus Singapore Institute

Completed 2005

Avira Programme

Harvard University

Completed 2001

Senior Executive Programme

International Development, Dublin

Completed 2000

Strategic Banking and Development beyond the year 2000

University of Columbia

Completed 1997

Executive Development Programme

Chase Manhattan Bank

Completed 1997

Housing Finance Development in the American Arena, American Banking Concepts, Strategic Sales Management

USAID, Johannesburg, SA

Completed 1994

Financing the Closely Held Business Corporations

Achievements

Awards

Business Woman of the Year | Business Women's Association | 2009

Leadership Award | Barclays International & Commercial Bank

ABSIP Award | Association of Black Investment & Securities Professionals

Agricultural Business Personality of the Year

Top Region | Peoples Bank

Top Managerial Performer | Nedcor People's Bank

Business Personality of the Week | Argus

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Memberships

International Women's Forum (IWFSA)

Member, 2010 - present


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