Nkululeko Leonard Sowazi

Nkululeko is the non-executive Chairman of Kagiso Tiso Holdings (KTH), a leading South African Investment holding company with significant interests in the media, financial services and industrial sectors. He is also the Executive Chairman and co-founder of the Tiso Investment Holdings, a diversified Pan African investment holding company with business interests in South Africa and Ghana.

Nkululeko has over 25 years’ senior executive experience in investment management and commercial leadership, with both listed and unlisted companies and specifically with owner-managed teams. He serves on JSE listed companies Grindrod Ltd, MTN Group Ltd and Tiso Blackstar Group SE (UK). He also serves as the Chairman of Bud Chemicals and Minerals, a subsidiary of the Bud Group, and he serves as non-executive director of Bud Group and IQ Holdings. In addition, Nkululeko serves on a number of not-for-profit organizations. He is a co-founder trustee of the Tiso Foundation and Chairman of the Housing for HIV Foundation based in Washington D.C.

Nkululeko holds a Masters degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).