Conformity Of Commodities Consultants

Company Overview

“Strongly rooted in the quality control business, COC has been defending and promoting EU and other business interests in South Africa since 2014, by means of playing an active role in the policy and regulatory space in South Africa, engaging directly with the government at all decision-making levels, commenting on often difficult governmental positions, contributing to the public debate, and often successfully altering proposed pieces of legislation.

COC’s Founder and CEO Mr. Stephane SAKOSCHEK has a 1986 Master degree in Business Administration, with a Major in Marketing and a Minor in Finance. He is a French-Austrian national, and has lived in South Africa for 24 years. He established and started operating his own quality control business in 2001. He concurrently has extensive experience in lobbying and advocacy, as well as in the planning, organizing, leading and controlling of International Chambers of Commerce. He was the Chairman of the board of the French-South African Chamber of Commerce between 2008 and 2013. He participated actively in all of the EU-SA links initiatives, and was highly instrumental in the establishment of the EU Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Southern Africa. He has made numerous public interventions (radio/press), and is very well connected at the highest relevant levels of the government and of the South African Parliament”.

In The Media

COC is made up of a body of experts, and makes use of highly experienced international and local consultants working and advising various governments in Africa, on matters relating to national and international governmental policies, or bilateral and multilateral trade agreements for example.

Most COC consultants are or have been senior executives in large corporations for more than twenty years, and are fluent in at least three languages.

S. Sakoschek luncheon with French President Francois Hollande, South African President Jacob Zuma, French Prime Minister Laurent Fabius, and South African Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies. Bilateral Investment conference 2015..

Papers published by Mr.Sakoschek

Services
Lobbying

Advocacy

Our Team
Stefan Sakoschek – Quality and International Standards consultant - 1986 MBA (Finance and Marketing), involved in the quality industry since 1994 in South Africa, previously Chairman of the French South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, founder of Global Inspections Group (2001-2014), and currently Consultant to the European Union Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Southern Africa.
Fabienne Chauvet – Over 20 years experience in asset and wealth management (6 as Head of Marketing, 4 as Managing Director, 3 as General Manager) in sales and marketing in financial services. Proven track records of business development and Management skills. Strong leadership, high level network abilities, customer service focus, able to drive successful P&L in an international environment. Her specialties are: Budget Planning, Company Creation, Team Management, Strategy/Business Development, High level Relationships (decisions makers, Government liaisons, Product Line Definition, Media Communication.
Stephane Chesneau – Laboratory equipment calibration consultant. As preventive technical inspection, calibration, validation and qualification constitute fundamental operations of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), we provide comprehensive solutions in order to maintain the integrity and the quality of our clients activities.
Stephane Perez – Perishable products consultant Stephane Perez – Originally a chemical engineer, Stephane has been in South Africa for more than 20 years. He has worked in the perishable product quality and trade business for the last 10 years, and was also involved in the development of storage solutions in the agricultural sector. He developed technical solutions for the export of fruits and vegetables, such as ethylene scrubbers based on potassium permanganate, which are now commonly fitted in reefer containers for example.