Hajar Benamar joined the Emerge team in 2021 after fifteen years of experience in the field of finance and management. She has developed expertise in Corporate Finance, financial structuring, performance monitoring and improvement, as well as post-transaction integration. After starting her career at Grant Thornton in audit and financial consulting, Hajar Benamar joined the Saham Group in 2011 to create the Group's consolidation department. In 2015, she joined the Group's Insurance division as Chief Financial Officer of the division. Upon the acquisition of the division by the Sanlam Group in October 2018, Hajar was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Sanlam Pan Africa General Insurance, serving as a member of the Exco in charge of Finance, Actuarial, Legal and Regulatory Compliance. In parallel, Hajar served as a board member of around ten Group companies. Hajar Benamar is a Certified Public Accountant,