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Beating a path in property

you can count on one hand the number of women who sit at the listed property leadership table. Ulana van Biljon, chief operating officer (COO) at Emira Property Fund, is one of them. And as one of the first female executive directors to sit on a board of a JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit), she is carving out a path for women in the property sector.

As COO of diversified SA Reit Emira, Van Biljon applies her 25 years of experience in the listed and unlisted property sector to execute and implement the company’s strategy, while ensuring its operational results are achieved.

Making her mark

The art of crafting a path for female leadership

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