Nicola Ther
on is the managing director of Econex and heads the Competition Practice. She is also an Extraordinary Senior Lecturer at the University of Stellenbosch where she teaches courses in competition economics. She holds a Masters degree in Economics cum laude from the University of Pretoria, and a PhD (Economics) from the University of Stellenbosch.
Dr. Theron has been involved right from the start with the new competition dispensation in South Africa. She was the expert economist for the first large merger handled by the competition authorities at the end of 1999 (Santam and Guardian National Insurance). Since then, she has provided expert witness and numerous economic reports for various large clients in proceedings before the Competition Commission and the Competition Tribunal. She also previously served as a part-time member of the Competition Tribunal.
Rachel Jafta is co-founder and director of Econex. She is a Professor in Economics at the University of Stellenbosch. Her research interests are in industrial economics, economics of innovation, international trade and Black Economic Empowerment. She has also published in all these fields. She holds a B. Econ (Hons) from the University of the Western Cape, an M. Econ and a PhD (Economics) from the University of Stellenbosch.
n Eeden holds the position of Senior Economist with Econex, where he specialises in competition economics and industry analysis, especially the telecoms sector. His academic qualifications include a Mcomm (Economics) cum laude, completed at Stellenbosch University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and a LL.M. (Law and Economics) from the University of Vienna. Johann was both a European Commission Scholar and South Africa House Scholar during his respective postgraduate studies abroad. His undergraduate background is in finance and financial economics.
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