Melanie Veness

Chief Executive Officer, Pietermaritzburg and Midlands Chamber of Business

Melanie Veness is Chief Executive Officer of Pietermaritzburg and Midlands Chamber of Business, in the role since February 2011.

The Pietermaritzburg and Midlands Chamber of Business (PMCB) represents business in the Pietermaritzburg area and runs a Global Export Accelerator Programme for member companies. Veness also chairs the Association of South African Chambers, which she was elected to lead in 2021.

In the job

  1. Veness was elected chair of the Association of South African Chambers, with the Johannesburg chamber's chief executive Bernadette Zeiler as deputy chair. Source

  2. In a BizNews interview Veness spoke on US tariffs, South African exports and business resilience as chief executive of the Pietermaritzburg chamber. Source

  3. Veness was reported to have joined the General Council of the International Chamber of Commerce World Chambers Federation for the 2025-2028 term. Source

Career before

  1. Chair, Chamber CEO's Forum, South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  2. Board member, South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  3. 2021-Chair, Association of South African Chambers

Education

BCom in industrial and organisational psychology, University of South Africa

Sources

  1. kzntopbusiness.com
  2. citizen.co.za
  3. biznews.com
  4. kzntopbusiness.com
  5. kzntopbusiness.com

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