Job Title: CFO
Company: Smollen
Jeanette Hern has a B.Acc from the University of the Witwatersrand and is a CA (SA). She acted as Audit Partner in Grant Thornton for many years, servicing listed companies in a variety of industries. She launched the Corporate Finance service offering in 2008 and led this team until 2013 when Grant Thornton Johannesburg merged with PKF at which time Jeanette was promoted to Deputy CEO. In this position, she was integral to success of the merger. She was appointed Group CFO of Smollan in February 2015. She is an author of many articles and a regular commenter in the media, particularly on women in business and corporate finance related topics.
Work
2015 – Present Group Chief Financial Officer, Smollan
2013 – 2015 Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Grant Thornton South Africa
2008 – 2013 Leader: Corporate Finance Service Offering, Grant Thornton South Africa
1989 – 2008 Audit Partner, Grant Thornton South Africa
Education
CA (SA)
1986 – 1989 B.Acc, WITS
About Smollan: Smollan is an international retail solutions company delivering growth for clients across five continents by covering aspects of how their brand is managed at the point of purchase. Their people execute brand strategies in store for many of the world’s most loved brands. They pride themselves in partnering with their clients to achieve growth through increasing breadth and depth of distribution and driving sales by creating exceptional shopper experiences.
