Palesa Thindisa

Palesa Thindisa is an experienced compliance professional currently serving as the Head of Compliance at Nedbank since May 2022, previously holding the position of Senior Manager: Compliance, where responsibilities include market conduct, ethics, privacy, and governance. Prior experience includes serving as a Regulatory Risk Manager at FNB South Africa from January 2015 to April 2022, where roles encompassed regulatory and governance reporting, as well as oversight of compliance functions for FirstRand International. Earlier career roles include working as a Compliance Monitoring Officer and a CIB Remediation Analyst at Barclays Africa Group Limited, focusing on regulatory compliance and client remediation. Palesa holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the Witwatersrand and completed Practical Legal Studies at the School for Legal Practice in Johannesburg, along with a Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice from Henley Business School.