Sharon Wapnick Company: Octodec Investments Industry: Real Estate Net Worth: R433 million*
Elizabeth Bradley Company: Wesco Investments South Africa Industry: Diversified Net Worth: R332 million*
Daughter to the Founder of Octodec Investments, Alec Wapnick, Sharon was elected as the Chairman of Octodec in 2011. Sharon completed her BA degree and LLB (cum laude) via the University of the Witwatersrand, and fulfilled her articles of clerkship with Moss Morris, which is where she was promoted as the Deputy Chairman of Moss Morris in 2003.
Elizabeth Bradley’s estimated net worth comes as a result of multiple lucrative investments that she has made in major companies. With an impressive resume, she holds many prominent professional positions in the South African business sector, such as Chairman of Wesco Investments South Africa and Vice-Chairman of Toyota South Africa.
Over the years, Sharon has acquired invaluable experience within the property sector, as well as in JSE Listings Requirements, and commercial and corporate matters. To date, Sharon has added attorney and senior partner of Tugendhaft Wapnick Banchetti & Partners to her resume, and is the NonExecutive Director of City Property Administration Proprietary Limited.
Her father, Albert Wessels, was the man behind bringing Toyota to South Africa, back in 1961. A shareholder at prominent blue chip companies such as Standard Bank, Rosebank Inn, AngloGold, and Hilton Hotel, Elizabeth Bradley is the epitome of strategic investment and resilience, garnering profits from companies which she saw potential in – despite acknowledgement of all potential financial risks. In 2008, Wesco Investments, a holding company she controls, sold off its 25% stake for R2.1 billion.
Another significant directorship to mention is Sharon’s involvement on the Board of Transaction Capital Limited.
*2020 figures
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Thus, she acquired R1 billion from the sale. Her wit and know-how has stood in her favour for many financial seasons, making her one of the biggest female South African financial role models to date.
