BARENE JANKOVICH-BESAN

Barene Jankovich-Besan’s professional career spans 24 years, across a range of industries and multiple African countries. She spent 18 years (1998-2016) at Standard Bank Group where she introduced the digital portfolio. She was the Executive Head of Marketing for the retail bank in South Africa, Executive Head of Marketing for Stanbic IBTC Group in Nigeria, Executive Head, Cross-border projects, Executive Head, Regional Marketing, South and Central Africa and spent time in a regional role managing multiple countries in Africa. She subsequently held positions as Group Account Director at Kantar Nigeria, and Marketing Director at Pernod

Barene obtained a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Psychology from the Stellenbosch University, South Africa and an MBA from the University of South Africa.