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Caroline A Rheeder

EY South Africa Associate Director

Customs consulting professional dedicated to helping clients. Committed to leaving every situation better than found. Loving mother of two boys. Outdoor enthusiast.

Caroline has returned to EY as part of EY Cova. Prior to this, Caroline led the Cova Customs and Excise team for three years; growing the team from one to eight members. Through her role, she built Cova’s customs advisory business, with a focus on compliance and cost-saving opportunities.

In her previous role at EY, Caroline was a Tax Senior Manager in Customs and International Trade where she spent 10 years.

Caroline is the Vice-Chair of AMCHAM’s (The American Chamber of Commerce in South Africa) Regional Trade Forum for 2021 and is registered with SAIT (South African Institute of Tax Practitioners) as a Master Customs Professional (SA). She has also passed the SDS1 (SA Customs Compliance Part 1) and SDS 2 (SA Customs Compliance Part 2) exams, both cum laude.

Caroline holds a BA LLB from Rhodes University in South Africa and is an admitted Attorney.

How is Caroline building a better working world?

The magic of customs is that we help solve very complex issues and this leads to business growth, directly impacting the economy and employment positively. 

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