Board profiles - Johannesburg Development Agency

Board profiles
Stanley N Nkosi
Graeme Reid
Neil Fraser
Zakes Myeza
Salome Sengani
Chairman
Chief Executive Officer
Non-executive Director
Executive Director: Finance
Non-executive Director
and Support Services
A former lawyer and union legal
A lawyer by profession,
A quantity surveyor by profession
With more than 12 years’
Currently an Executive Manager
advisor, Stan Nkosi is currently
Graeme Reid was the City of
with experience in the
experience in the field of finance
with the National Housing
the Managing Director of
Johannesburg’s Inner City
construction industry and urban
and general management,
Finance Corporation (NHFC),
Cosmos (Pty) Limited, an
Manager before joining the JDA
regeneration. A former Divisional
operating at senior executive
where she is responsible for
HR and software consulting
as founding Chief Executive
Director of the Murray & Roberts
level in the public and private
home ownership finance and
company. His experience in the
Officer. As a lawyer, he practised
construction group and
sectors, Zakes has in the past
facilitation in the sector for
public sector includes a period
and taught law before joining
Executive Director of the
been responsible for setting up
low and moderate income
as Deputy Director-General of
Planact, an urban NGO offering
Building Industries Federation,
effective financial systems in
earners, she has extensive
the Department of Land Affairs
advice and assistance to civic
he was appointed Executive
the retail, property and ICT
experience in the development
and Agriculture, Secretary
associations and trade unions.
Director of the Central
industries. His strengths include,
sector. While in the banking
of the Gauteng Legislature
At Rand Water, the bulk water
Johannesburg Partnership (CJP)
inter alia, structuring
sector, Salome gained retail and
and Provincial Electoral Officer
supply authority in Gauteng, he
at its establishment in 1992.
development finance, deal
merchant banking experience.
at the Independent Electoral
helped establish the Community
Apart from his responsibilities
making and implementation
She was involved in financing
Commission. Besides being the
Based Project Department.
for the CJP, Neil is Chairperson
of good corporate governance.
acquisitions of equity stakes by
Non-executive Chairman of the
He has authored a number of
of Kagiso Urban Management
Zakes also has extensive
empowerment companies to
JDA, Stan also serves on the
publications and presented
(KUM), Managing Executive of
experience in capital project
facilitate their entry into
Board of Zonke Engineering
numerous papers on
the Johannesburg Inner City
evaluation, control and cash flow
mainstream business. She has
(Pty) Limited.
development issues in South
Business Coalition
management. He holds two
served on a number of boards
Africa and internationally.
and Chairperson of the
other directorships in
and is active in community
Johannesburg Heritage Trust.
development companies.
projects in her private capacity.
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Mojalefa Thaele
Simphiwe Cele
Luthando Vutula
Maud Vuyelwa Dlomo
Johan de Ridder
Non-executive Director
Non-executive Director
Non-executive Director
Non-executive Director
Non-executive Director
Currently employed as Project
An Executive at Telkom SA
Luthando is currently employed
A former unionist concerned with
Johan has over 15 years’
Manager: Corporate Finance
Limited, he has worked in the
as Executive Manager:
social projects and former
experience in the development
at the Development Bank of
public and private sectors as a
Alternative Tenure at the
assistant coordinator for the
finance sector that includes
Southern Africa, his portfolio
Financial Manager at the Public
National Housing Finance
Defence Subcommittee of the
periods as advisor to the Minister
includes evaluation and
Investment Commissioner and
Corporation (NHFC) responsible
Transitional Executive Council, she
of Housing and CEO of the
structuring mainly of BEE
as Senior Manager and Associate
for business planning,
has been deeply involved with
National Housing Finance
transactions in various economic
Director at Nkonki Sizwe
development finance, financial
gender and community affairs for
Corporation which was tasked
sectors. Drawing from his
Ntsaluba Inc. Simphiwe also
analysis and communication.
many years. Maud has acted as
with implementing wholesale
experience as Institutional
serves on various committees
A former acting Managing
an advisor and developer of policy
housing funding from the
Analyst with DBSA, Mojalefa
of the Board of the JDA
Director of the Social Housing
programmes for Government,
Government. He chaired the
has experience in borrower
including serving as Chairperson
Foundation and General
which have included formulating
Mortgage Indemnity Fund
and project appraisals, with
of the Audit Committee and
Manager of the Cope Housing
the Small Business Act, developing
and was instrumental in the
emphasis on public utilities and
member of the Tender and
Association, he has extensive
and implementing social plans
establishment of the National
infrastructure development in
Remuneration Committees.
experience in all facets of
for retrenched workers,
Home Builders Registration
all the SADC countries. He also
management concerning
management of industrial
Council. He served as Vice-
has extensive experience in the
housing and housing
restructuring and workplace
Chairman of this council until
public sector and with NGOs,
development. He holds five
change processes and research on
2001. He is currently directly
where he was involved in
directorships, mainly of housing
skills and human resources
responsible for group strategy at
developing the SME sector of
development agencies.
development, locally and
African Bank Investment Limited.
the economy.
internationally. Maud is currently
Johan also serves as Director of
employed as Chief Director in the
the National Urban and Housing
national Department of
Reconstruction Agency (NUHRA).
Education’s policy department.
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