Marion is an admitted attorney, having practiced with Adams & Adams and Webber Wentzel Attorneys, where she focussed on mergers and acquisitions. She is a seasoned Legal, Risk, Compliance and ESG expert.
Marion currently serves on a variety of Boards including Limpopo Tobacco Processors and is a former chair of their Social & Ethics Committee. She is an independent non-executive director of Mahube Infrastructure Management where she chairs the Social & Ethics Committee and is a member of the Audit & Risk Committee. She is formally a member of the John Deere Africa Board and chaired their Social & Ethics Committee. She represents Agbiz (Agricultural Business Chamber) on the Gauteng Province Agri BEE Sector Charter Structure and serves on the Market Access Committee amongst others.
Marion was previously with Omnia Group where she was Group Legal Advisor in addition to serving on the Board of Omnia Fertilizer (Pty) Ltd before joining AFGRI. At AFGRI she gained experience in credit assessment and credit risk management by spearheading a prominent development loan book focused on the agriculture industry. Most recently she was the acting Chief Risk Officer of an asset management firm with a niche in structured private credit. Her focus was the establishment of risk frameworks, policies, procedures and credit risk structures for the business. In this capacity she served as a member of the Investment Committee in addition to being a member of the Investment Team.
She recently also assumes an active role in the family Construction Business that boosts a 20-year history and a Grade 8 CIDB registration. Her experience and qualifications in Construction Adjudication and Property Development have provided her with a deeper understanding of the Construction Industry enabling her to grow the business.
Marion was named a finalist for the Standard Bank 2016 Top Businesswomen of the year award.