Established in 2010, MMI Holdings is a South African holding company formed upon the merger of Metropolitan and Momentum, significant financial services players at the time in their own right. The company boasts a diversified portfolio, principally focused on various financial services, insurance, health risk management and employee benefits through its brands Metropolitan, Momentum, Guardrisk and Eris Properties.

As such, there is a demanding workload for the legal team, led by head of group wide legal functions Mellisa Everton, to tackle. Everton has proven that she is the ideal person to lead the response to the myriad challenges of her role time and again.