Independent Non-Executive director

Appointed: 1 August 2016 

Board Responsibilities: 
Chairman of the Social, Ethics and Sustainability Committee. 
Member of the Directors’ Affairs and Governance Committee, the Human Capital and Remuneration Committee, and the Finance and Investment Committee. 

Professional Background: 
Nkululeko Sowazi is an established business leader and investor with a distinguished career in asset management, investment strategy and corporate governance. He is the Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Tiso Investment Holdings, a diversified pan-African investment company with business interests in South Africa and Ghana. He previously served as Chairman of Kagiso Tiso Holdings (KTH) until June 2020. 

Nkululeko also serves as Chairman of Sappi Limited, a JSE-listed global pulp and paper company, and is a director of The Foschini Group Limited and the lead independent director of Grindrod Limited. He chairs the Investment Committee of the Sanlam Private Equity Fund and plays an active role in social development as co-founder and trustee of the Tiso Foundation and Chairman of the Housing for HIV Foundation, based in Washington, D.C. 

Qualifications: Nkululeko holds a master’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).