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Elias Links

Nickname: 'Eltie'

President for the Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut


Born 29-09-1946 in Loeriesfontein South Africa

Elias Links is a President for the Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut. He is also a Board Member for Insurance SETA, a Non-Executive Director for Pepkor Limited, a Director and Head for Investment Trade Policy Centre, and a Non-Executive Director for Juta's Limited.


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Current Position(s)

President | Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut
2008 - present
Director & Head | Investment Trade Policy Centre
Pretoria | 2003 - present
Board Member | Insurance SETA
Johannesburg | 2003 - present
Non-Executive Director | Juta's Ltd
Wetton | 2003 - present
Non-Executive Director | VenFin Limited
Stellenbosch, Western Cape | 2003 - present
Non-Executive Director | Pepkor Ltd
Cape Town | 2003 - present
Non-Executive Director | Lion of Africa
Newlands, Western Cape | 2002 - present
Non-Executive Director | Terrasan Ltd
Cape Town | 2002 - present
Non-Executive Director | Business Partners Ltd
Johannesburg | 2002 - present
Executive Head | Corporate Citizenship | SANLAM LIMITED
Bellville | 2001 - present
Independent Non-Executive Director | FREEWORLD COATINGS LIMITED

Manufacturing and Industrial

Previous Position(s)

Chairman | African Group Insurance Brokers
Johannesburg | 2003 - 2003
South African Ambassador | Luxemburg | South African Embassy
Luxembourg | 1998 - 2000

Government, Public Administration and Defence

South African Ambassador | Belgium | South African Embassy
Brussels | 1998 - 2000

Government, Public Administration and Defence

South African Ambassador | European Union | South African Embassy
Brussels | 1996 - 2000

Government, Public Administration and Defence

Consultant-General | Financial Representative to Europe
Zurich | 1990 - 1993
Permanent Representative | of South Africa to the IMF/World Bank
Washington DC | 1987 - 1990
Professor | Economics | University of the Western Cape
Belville | 1974 - 1986

Academia, Education and Training

Educational history

Tertiary

University of the Western Cape

Completed 1975

Master of Commerce

State University of New York

Completed 1983

Master of Arts

State University of New York

Completed 1983

Doctor of Philosophy

Achievements

Awards

Best Dissertation Social Sciences | State University New York

Scholarship | Ford Foundation

Activities

Memberships

American Economic Association

Member

Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut

Executive Member

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Adventist Professional Association

Executive & Founder, 2003 - present

Development Fund-Stellenbosch University

Trustee, 2003 - present

Stellenbosch Business School

Board Member, 2003 - present

Iziko Museums Cape Town

Chairman, 2003 - present

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