Development Bank of Southern Africa

Senior Investment Manager in the Life Sciences team. Joined in August 2022 with 10 years in life sciences, previously a consultant at McKinsey & Company and a partner on strategic topics at UCB; holds a Bioengineering master's and a PhD in immunology from VUB.

Independent non-executive director since October 2023 with expertise in banking IT, operations, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. He helped modernise SARS and establish Discovery Bank, and holds a BCom from the University of Natal and a Harvard AMP certificate.

Independent non-executive director since October 2020 and a Chartered Accountant with extensive finance leadership experience, including Joint CEO of Sasol and CFO roles at Shell Southern Africa, Eskom, and Anglo-American Platinum. He founded BN Africa Capital.

Independent non-executive director since October 2023 with expertise in investment and corporate banking, ESG investments, and climate change. She founded Rabia Transitions and holds a PhD from the University of Sussex and an MA in Development Finance from Stellenbosch University.

Independent non-executive director since November 2022 and co-founder and Managing Partner of Maia Capital Partners. A CFA with a Master's in Development Finance from Stellenbosch, she brings expertise in capital markets, investment banking, and asset management.

Independent non-executive director since October 2023 with over 25 years of leadership experience in asset and liability management, treasury, and debt capital markets across state-owned enterprises, financial services, and logistics. She holds an MBA from Dalhousie University.

Independent non-executive director since October 2023 and Director of the African Centre for Cities, with a career spanning academia, policy development, and non-profit leadership focused on sustainable human settlements. He holds a PhD from the London School of Economics.

Independent non-executive director since October 2023, executive director of MISTRA, and member of the Presidential State-Owned Enterprises Council. He brings expertise in policy formulation, research, and strategic planning, and holds an MSc in Financial Economics from the University of London (SOAS).

Independent non-executive director since October 2023 and a senior HR executive with over 30 years of experience in operations and human resources. He also serves as a non-executive director of Help2Read, and holds a BA Hons from UKZN and executive certifications from Harvard and Wharton.

Non-executive director (shareholder representative) since November 2022 with a background in business development and public sector finance, including roles at Trade Capital Investments, Standard Bank, and the National Treasury of South Africa where he served as Chief Procurement Officer.

Independent non-executive director since October 2025 and a Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)) with expertise in finance, infrastructure development, and project finance. She has worked at Deloitte, TCTA, Eskom's Treasury, the PICC, and the New Development Bank in Shanghai.

Chairman of the DBSA board, appointed independent non-executive director in July 2025. He brings strategic leadership expertise in public policy, institutional governance, and stakeholder engagement, holding an MSc in Public Policy and Management from the University of London.

Independent non-executive director since October 2020 and Managing Director of Lion Infrastructure Africa, with expertise in water, roads, ports and energy infrastructure and project finance. Former CEO of Roads Agency Limpopo, he holds an MSc in Civil Engineering and MBL/DBL from UNISA.

Deputy Chairman and independent non-executive director since August 2017. She brings expertise in business, strategic, people and policy management, and holds an MBA from Charles Sturt University, an Economics Honours from UNISA, and a BCom from the University of Transkei.

CFO and executive director since October 2023, having previously held roles at the DBSA including General Manager of Finance, Acting CFO, and Group Executive: Transacting. She is a Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)) with certification in International Treasury Management.

Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.