Stanley qualified as a chartered accountant (SA) in 1987 and was appointed audit partner at PwC, serving several of the firm’s large clients both in the public and private sectors. During his 27 years in the audit profession as audit partner and later as member of the PwC Executive Committee, he led large and complex assignments, attended audit committee meetings of key clients, was the technical partner, trained board and audit committee members on the roles and responsibilities of the board and on governance, and gained valuable experience across the various sectors. He represented the southern African firm in several PwC’s African and global structures. These roles provided Stanley with a wide international view and exposure to global clients. At the age of 42 he was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer for PwC Southern Africa and member of the southern Africa Executive Committee. During his time as the strategy leader for PwC Southern Africa, Stanley led the Government and Public Sector Industry Group for Southern Africa. He was the Chair of Business Skills for SA Foundation, a non-profit organisation that has provided business skills training to over 18 000 entrepreneurs from disadvantaged communities. Stanley was also on the board of Business Unity SA and Chair of its Audit Committee, a patron of the NEPAD Business Foundation – a Pan-African business foundation that seeks to put Africa on a path of sound sustainable economic development. He is a Director of Terrasan Group Limited, Sasol Limited, and Chief Executive Officer of Menston Holdings Proprietary Limited.
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