Mavuso Msimang

Mavuso was appointed to the board on 26 March 2011. He has 28 years’ experience in management at executive level, and was involved in the successful transformation and restructuring of various state-owned entities over a period of 16 years until 2010.

Mavuso held several senior positions in public sector organisations, including South African Tourism, South African National Parks and the State IT Agency (SITA), where he successively served as chief executive officer. He retired from the civil service in 2010 following a three-year stint as Director-General at the Department of Home Affairs. He has also worked for international development agencies such as the World University Service of Canada and CARE International in Ethiopia and Kenya. He also held senior management positions with the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Food Programme. Msimang currently serves on various civic society, environmental management and private sector boards. He is also chairman of Corruption Watch and is an outspoken critic of public sector corruption and maladministration.