Mr. Lapham was appointed to the African Sun Board on 8 November 2021. He is a registered Public Accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe, he received the W. A. Duff Award for the highest marks in Zimbabwe in the final qualifying exams of ICAZ. Mr. Lapham also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Accounting (DAA). Vernon has vast audit and business experience, having previously been the Audit Partner at Ernst and Young and CEO at MedTech Holdings . He focuses on medium-sized privately owned businesses and currently operates Ultiam Advisory and Progility Consult