JBS - Key Persons


Ajit Jaokar

Based in London, Ajit's work spans research, entrepreneurship, and academia relating to artificial intelligence (AI) with Cyber-Physical systems. He is the course director of the course: Artificial Intelligence: Cloud and Edge Implementations at the University of Oxford. He is also a visiting fellow in Engineering Sciences at the University of Oxford. Besides this, he also conducts the University of Oxford courses: Digital Twins, Cybersecurity, and Agtech. Ajit works as a Data Scientist through his company, Feynlabs - focusing on building innovative early-stage AI prototypes for complex AI applications. Besides the University of Oxford, Ajit has also conducted AI courses at the London School of Economics (LSE), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), and as part of The Future Society at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He is also working on a book to teach AI using mathematical foundations at the high school level. Ajit is the Chief AI Officer of Digitty.io, a venture-funded company based in Berlin. His work at Oxford and his company is based on the interdisciplinary aspects of Artificial Intelligence, including AI with Digital Twins, AI with Quantum, AI for Metaverse, and AI in Agtech and Life Sciences. His teaching is based on a methodology for AI and Cyber-Physical systems, which he is developing as part of his teaching and research, especially for Engineering Sciences. His Ph.D. research is based on AI and Affective Computing (how AI interprets emotion). Ajit has contributed to the World Economic Forum and the European Parliament on technology and AI themes. Ajit is interested in social causes and mentors young people at Oxford and beyond, especially for the Autism Spectrum and neurodiverse skill sets for learning Artificial Intelligence based on mathematical foundations. Ajit lives in London and is a British citizen.

Bonang Mohale

Job Titles:
  • President of Business Unity South Africa
Bonang Mohale is the President of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), Chancellor of the University of the Free State, Professor of Practice in the Johannesburg Business School (JBS), Chairman of The Bidvest Group Limited, SBV Services and ArcelorMittal and a member of the Community of Chairpersons (CoC) of the World Economic Forum. He is a highly respected South African businessman, who is known as much for his patriotism and his active role in seeking to advance the country's interests. He is the past president of the BMF and Author of the best selling books, ‘Lift As You Rise' and ‘Behold The Turtle', launched in November 2018 and November 2021 respectively - a compilation of some of his spoken and written words in which Mohale reveals the issues he is passionate about - among them ethical leadership, transformation, social justice, people development, constructive collaboration and integrity. Bonang was the Chief Executive Officer of Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) until 30 June 2019 - a forum which brings together the leadership of South Africa's most successful and influential big business and multinational investors to exchange ideas, facilitate effective dialogue with government and other stakeholders and advocate for pro-business, economically sustainable policies and programmes. Prior to joining BLSA, Bonang ended a distinguished term as Vice President, Upstream and Chairman of Shell Oil Products Africa (SOPAF) on the 30 June 2017. Bonang, who originally studied to be a medical doctor, has had a distinguished career at the helm and in leadership roles of several major South African and multinational companies; including Otis Elevators, South African Airways (SAA), Sanlam Limited and Tsebo Outsourcing's Drake & Scull Integrated Facilities Management. He currently serves on the Boards of Swiss Re Africa Limited and Rand Merchant Bank Limited (RMB). Bonang has an impressive track record of building successful companies, delivering results and making significant advances in transformation in the companies he has been privileged to lead. He is a change agent, defender of democracy, social justice activist and has been a vocal, courageous and active proponent of transformation since the 1980s, and played a leadership role in the Black Management Forum (BMF) for over 33 years, where he was the president.

Bosun Kazeem

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant

Carol Keshy

Job Titles:
  • Senior Operations Manager

Charlotte Motloung

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Christian Tshukudu

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant

Collins Uriesi

Job Titles:
  • Programme Manager: Contact & Online MBA Capstone

Dr Akinola "Mike" Segun Ayokunle

Job Titles:
  • Research Fellow

Dr Alistair Mokoena

Job Titles:
  • Country Director Google South Africa / Professor of Practice - Technology and Opportunity

Dr Bupe Gertrude Mwanza

Job Titles:
  • Research Fellow

Dr Dino Petrarolo

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President of Competitive Capabilities International / Professor of Practice - Operations and Supply - Chain Management

Dr Douglas Mboweni

Job Titles:
  • CEO of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe
Dr Douglas Mboweni is the CEO of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, the country's leading provider of telecoms services and has over 20 years of executive management experience in the Information Technology and Telecommunications industry. Under his stewardship, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has leveraged innovation in the face of difficult economic conditions to grow its subscriber base from two hundred thousand in 2002 to over twelve million today, commanding market share of above 65%. Besides his many career accomplishments, Dr Mboweni is a published author of A Dusty Road To Success: Principles of an extraordinary life, an inspirational piece intended to motivate people to discover their purpose and unleash their God-given greatness. He is a visiting Professor of Practice at the University of Johannesburg since 2018 and has been a panelist at the African Executive Coaching Council as well as the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society (IEOM) conferences. In his spare time, Douglas facilitates a number of youth mentorship programmes in the community. Dr Mboweni is married to Sarudzayi and they are blessed with 3 children.

Dr Lebogang Mosupye-Semenya

Job Titles:
  • Senior Lecturer
  • Senior Lecturer at the JBS in Disruptive Technologies, Digital Technologies, and MBA International Elective

Dr Megashnee Munsamy

Job Titles:
  • Senior Lecturer

Dr Oliver Apeh

Job Titles:
  • Research Fellow

Dr Sihle Moon

Job Titles:
  • Director, Centre for Public Policy and African Studies

Dr Sodiq Arogundade

Job Titles:
  • Researcher

Dr. Raul Villamarin Rodriguez - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President
  • Adjunct Professor at Universidad Del Externado
Dr. Raul Villamarin Rodriguez is the Vice President, Woxsen University. Dr. Rodríguez is an Adjunct Professor at Universidad del Externado, Colombia and member of the International Advisory Board at IBS Ranepa, Russian Federation, and a member of the IAB, University of Pécs Faculty of Business and Economics. He is also a member of the Advisory Board at Johannesburg Business School, SA, and PUCPR, Brazil. Dr. Raul has a scholarship named after him in ZIBS, China. He is also part of the PRME i5 Expert Pedagogy Group - India representative. He holds two honorary titles as Steven Pinker Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Classavo Chair Professorship in Integrative Research and Digital Learning. Dr. Rodriguez's specific areas of expertise and interest are Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Robotic Process Automation, Multi-agent Systems, Knowledge Engineering, and Quantum Artificial Intelligence. He is a registered expert in Artificial intelligence, Intelligent Systems, and Multi-agent Systems at the European Commission, a nominee for the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2020 list, and an awardee in the Europe India 40 under 40 Leaders. Alongside this, he is a member of the GRLI Deans and Directors cohort. He is a regular keynote speaker and panel moderator at various national and international conferences or summits such as ML Conference (Singapore). Additionally, he is a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, the ETS Business School Advisory Council (BSAC) in India, and the Institute for Robotics Process Automation & Artificial Intelligence. He is engaged in responsible research throughout his career and especially through RRBM, GRLI, and PRME.

Dr. Sizwe Nxasana

Mr Sizwe Nxasana holds a BCom, BCompt (Hons), Chartered Accountant (South Africa) qualifications and has completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Education through the University of South Africa. Sizwe was conferred with honorary doctorates by the Universities of Fort Hare, the Durban University of Technology, the University of Johannesburg and the Walter Sisulu University. Sizwe is a PhD student at Aalborg University in Denmark. Sizwe is a former Chief Executive Officer of Telkom South Africa Limited and was responsible for its listing on the Johannesburg and New York Stock exchanges. He was also the CEO of FirstRand Banking Group from 2005 until he retired in September 2015. Sizwe Nxasana serves as Chairman on various Foundations and Trusts. He is the Co-founder and Chairman of the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT). He is the Founder and Chairman of Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme (ISFAP) which funds and supports students who come from poor and "missing middle" backgrounds Sizwe is now a social entrepreneur who founded Future Nation Schools. He also founded Sifiso Learning Group which is involved in EdTech, academic and non-academic publishing and real estate.

Feziwe Mpaku

Job Titles:
  • Personal Assistant to the Director

Francis Zuze

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Project Manager

Gareth Ackerman

Job Titles:
  • Executive
  • Co - Chair of the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa
An executive at Pick n Pay for 15 years until 1999, Gareth headed up various divisions and served as Joint Group Managing Director and the Managing Director of Pick n Pay Group Enterprises. He was appointed to the Board in 1990 as an executive director, until becoming a non-executive director in 1999. From 2002 to 2010 Gareth was Chairman of Pick n Pay Holdings Limited, which at that time was the ultimate holding company of the Group. In 2010 he was appointed non-executive Chairman of Pick n Pay Stores Limited. Among his other involvements, Gareth is co-chair of the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa, and is previous co-chair of the international Consumer Goods Forum. He is also a Trustee of the Masisizane Fund and was a Member of the International Board of the Young Presidents' Organisation (YPO). He chairs the Ackerman Family interests.

Herman Singh

Job Titles:
  • CEO of Future Advisory / Professor of Practice - Digital Technologies

Ian McCloy

Job Titles:
  • Programme Manager

Jorge Fernández Vidal

Job Titles:
  • Investment Director at the Liechtenstein Group
  • Senior Vice President at McKinsey & Company
Jorge Fernández Vidal is an Investment Director at the Liechtenstein Group, where he is responsible for the firm's portfolio and investments in the agriculture & food and forestry sectors; and an adjunct professor of Strategy at IE Business School, where he teaches Strategy and Transformation courses at MBA and Executive MBA levels. In the past, Jorge has served as a Senior Vice President at McKinsey & Company, led the business transformation efforts of Galp and Abanca, worked as an investment professional at the European Investment Bank and LeapFrog Investments, and as an entrepreneur in West Africa. He has worked across a wide range of sectors (e.g., agriculture, banking, energy, forestry, retail, etc) and geographies, in Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and Oceania. He holds a PhD from the University of Alicante (Spain), an MBA from INSEAD (France and Singapore), an MSc in Strategic Studies from University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), a first-class honors Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) degree from University College of Cork (Ireland) and first-class honours a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University (England).

Joseph Mwanza

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant

Juliet Khotha

Job Titles:
  • General Assistant

Kaylene Kenny

Job Titles:
  • Programme Manager: Doctor of Philosophy ( DPhil ) Specialising in Digital Transformation

Kedibone Melaphi

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant

Kedibone Moladira

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Coordinator

Khanyisile Makwala

Job Titles:
  • Programme Manager

Khulekani Sokhela

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant

Leanne Bell

Job Titles:
  • Head: Quality and Strategic Planning

Lerato Ntalenyane

Job Titles:
  • Programme Manager

Liezl Rees

Job Titles:
  • Head
  • Senior Manager: Centre for African Business
Liezl Rees has run the Centre for African Business (CAB) at Johannesburg Business School since 2018. In her role she is involved in the writing of teaching case studies, journal articles and white papers, and runs regular events and executive programmes which explore the context, challenges and opportunities of doing business in Africa. Prior to joining the JBS, Liezl worked at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) for nine years, initially running GIBS conferences for four years, followed by the Centre for Dynamic Markets (CDM). Research highlights in Liezl's career thus far include developing and co-authoring the ‘Dynamic Market Index 2016,' which measures the performance and progressive change of the institutional structure and economic capabilities of countries; a journal article titled ‘Institutions and the location strategies of South African firms in Africa,' published by Thunderbird International Business Review; and a teaching case study on ‘Dangote's expansion: Driving African capitalism,' which won first place in the annual Emerald - AABS Case Study Competition in 2017. Liezl has a Masters Degree in Development Studies from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN).

Lillian Barnard

Job Titles:
  • CEO of Microsoft South Africa
Lillian Barnard was appointed as the CEO of Microsoft South Africa in March 2019. She joined Microsoft in May 2017 as Public Sector Director for South Africa, a role she held for almost two years. Lillian has more than 20 years' experience in the ICT industry. She is a seasoned professional with proven capabilities and a strong understanding of the market. She completed a 7-year international assignment living in France (Paris) and Switzerland (Zurich). Through the various executive positions that Lillian has held, both locally and abroad, she has gained extensive knowledge in sales, operations, business controls, strategy, business transformation and leadership. This experience, combined with her deep industry knowledge, positions her perfectly to strengthen Microsoft's commitment to South Africa and its wishes to drive its digital transformation ambitions and empower governments, organisations and individuals to achieve more. She has become renowned for building strong, high-performing teams that consistently deliver on their financial targets, while also bringing innovative digital solutions to her partners and customers. Having led large teams both locally and abroad, she is recognised for strength in developing people and creating an environment where everyone can do their best work. Lillian is passionate about enabling a truly diverse and inclusive workplace. By drawing on her own experiences, she endeavours to create a culture that enables people to bring their authentic selves to the workplace and be embraced for that individuality. She has been pivotal in re-igniting the South African chapter of Women@Microsoft and spurring a culture that encourages gender equality in the workplace. Prior to joining Microsoft, Lillian served as Chief Sales Officer for Vodacom's Enterprise Business for two years. She also headed LillianB Consulting Services where she was an advisor and coach to business leaders. During Lillian's 15-year career at IBM, she held several key leadership positions, including working for 7-years at the IBM European Headquarters in France and Switzerland. She previously served on the boards of Vodacom South Africa, Mango Airlines and Dad-fund Non-Profit Organization. She currently sits on the Board on the American Chamber of Commerce and the Gauteng Provincial Government 4IR Commission. She also serves as Advisory Board Member of the Institute for Intelligent Systems at the University of Johannesburg. Lillian holds a BCom Honours in Business Economics from the University of the Western Cape.

Lungile Ntsalaze

Job Titles:
  • Professor and Head of DPhil Programme

Mangaliso Maduna

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant

Monica Singer

Job Titles:
  • South African Lead for Consensys / Professor of Practice - Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies

Mpho Nkadimeng

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant

Mpho Rikhotso

Job Titles:
  • Programme Manager: Contact PGDip Business Administration ( PGDip )

Ms Vongani Manganye


Naledi Hlekiso

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant

Natasia Mahure

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant

Nathaniel Mudzunga

Job Titles:
  • Head of Faculty Administration

Nicolette Hayes

Job Titles:
  • Executive Secretary

Noluthando Vuyelwa Gamede

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant

Onwabise Skosana

Job Titles:
  • Project Coordinator

Prof Abejide Ade-Ibijola

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Applications
  • Professor of Digital Transformation ( Artificial Intelligence and Applications ) & Director: PGDip Programme

Prof Ahmed Bawa

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Human - Machine Interface

Prof Arnesh Telukdarie

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Digital Business & Research Chair: Food and Beverages Manufacturing Sector
  • Professor of Digital Business and Research Chair ( Food and Beverages Manufacturing Sector )

Prof Lawrence Obokoh

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor of Finance and Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Development

Prof Nyankomo Marwa

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor of Digital Transformation, Development Finance and Applied Economics

Prof Randall Carolissen

Job Titles:
  • Dean
  • Administrator of the National Student Fund Aid
  • Biography - Dean
  • SARS in 2007 As a General Manager
Prof. Carolissen joined SARS in 2007 as a General Manager responsible for Quality Management which included mapping processes and drafting policies and procedures to operationalise the SARS modernisation program. As Group Executive responsible for revenue modelling and forecasting, his team developed statistical and data analytics models cited by the IMF as amongst the best globally. This application of statistics and the level of precision attained assisted in improving tax compliance and closing tax gaps assisting SARS to respond robustly to the 2008 global financial crisis, which in turn ensured South African sustainability of the fiscal framework. SARS maintained a tax to GDP ratio exceeding 26%, comparable with leading economies, with revenue breaching R1 trillion. This offered the SA government fiscal space for debt consolidation and containment of national budget deficits. He concluded his career at SARS as the head of the Tax, Customs and Excise Institute and was overall responsible for research in fiscal economy and tax and trade statistics. With the World Bank, he initiated a reform process of the reporting on trade statistics to reflect the modernisation of the SA economy post-liberation. As a technical expert, he has represented South Africa at the BRICS, IMF, the World Bank, the OECD, and the African Bank. Upon completion of a B.Sc. degree at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in 1981, Randall Carolissen started his career at the age of 20, as an industrial engineer at Firestone in Port Elizabeth, and rapidly rose through the ranks. Pursuing his ambition to further his academic studies in Physics, he returned to UWC in 1984 as a laboratory assistant and completed a BSc (Hons). In 1987, he was appointed as a researcher at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and in this period, he completed an MSc (cum laude) in 1989. He was then appointed as a lecturer at UWC and completed his PhD in 1995 in Nano-Physics. Whilst working towards his PhD, he assumed a research fellowship at the Ivy League University of Pennsylvania and in this period worked in a team that performed ground-breaking research on Schottky barrier interfaces, and co-authored three publications that remain widely cited internationally. He then assumed a post-doctoral research post at the University of Ghent. He has published his work in internationally peer-reviewed journals. In 2005, he completed an MBA (cum laude) at the University of Stellenbosch specialising in International Finance, receiving the Old Mutual Gold medal. This was followed by an M.Com in International Tax at the University of the Northwest 2009. Apart from his junior degree, all postgraduate qualifications were pursued on a part-time basis, whilst establishing his career and supporting his extended family. He left the world of academia in 1999, and as the Managing Director of the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) he was tasked with corporatizing the commercial arm of the organisation. The 2005 annual report of the SABS will show that he effected a major turnaround with the organisation moving from loss-making government agency to an internationally competitive, financially stable certification body, independent from government funding. In 2005, he assumed the position as COO of Damelin group of companies. He joined SARS in 2007 as a General Manager responsible for Quality Management. His responsibilities included mapping processes, and drafting policies and procedures to operationalise the SARS modernisation program. A year later he was appointed as a Group Executive and tasked to establish a division responsible for revenue modelling and forecasting. The team he led developed statistical and data analytics models cited by the IMF as amongst the best globally. This application of statistics and the level of precision attained assisted in improving tax compliance and closing of tax gaps, allowing SARS to respond robustly to the 2008 global financial crisis, which in turn ensured South Africa's (SA) sustainability of its fiscal framework. SARS maintained a tax to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio exceeding 26%, comparable with leading economies, with revenue breaching R1 trillion. This offered the SA government fiscal space for debt consolidation, and containment of national budget deficits. He initiated, with the World Bank, a reform process of the reporting on trade statistics to reflect the modernisation of the SA economy post liberation. As a technical expert, he has represented South Africa at the BRICS, IMF, World Bank, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the African Bank. He concluded his career at SARS as the head of the Tax, Customs and Excise Institute and was responsible for human capital development research in fiscal economy, tax and trade statistics. His team assisted African counterparts building statistical forecasting models and developing OECD compliant statistics reporting systems. The SA Tax statistics bulletin, published annually, is a highly regarded research resource and was used as a model to launch the African bulletin. Throughout his adult life, he maintained a keen involvement in social activism. This was first kindled whilst at school by the 1976 uprising against Apartheid, and later sharpened with his exposure to the UWC intelligentsia. He assumed several leadership positions advancing the causes of the poor and marginalised. With his spouse Nadia, and friends, he established a formal settlement for 300 homeless families in Kalkfontein in Kuilsrivier in the early 1990's. This led to the formation of the Kuilsrivier Residents Association (KRA) of which Dr. Carolissen was the founding chairperson. In addition to the many noteworthy community-building programmes, KRA raised funds internationally to build a childcare facility, which since 1992, prepared more than 100 underprivileged children each year for school whilst also providing food and shelter. Together with alumni from Ravensmead and Florida High Schools, they founded the RUCET bursary fund in 2014. This fund has disbursed close to twenty bursaries over the preceding three-year period. He has served an unprecedented three terms as the chairperson of the University of the Witwatersrand, an institution that has produced five Nobel laureates and is a world leader in producing CEOs of international companies. He has accumulated many prestigious international awards and has established himself as a leading fiscal authority within South Africa, and a thought leader in the higher education sector. Since August 2018, He was appointed as the Administrator of the National Student Fund Aid scheme (NSFAS) with the full powers of the board and executive management. This drastic step by Government was in response to a complete collapse of governance that evinced itself in hundreds of thousands of students not receiving stipends for periods of up to eight months. In 2018, this caused considerable hardship to more than half a million beneficiaries, and brought the Higher Education system to the precipice of collapse. The successful turnaround of the administration and the improved delivery on its mandate drew widespread recognition from all stakeholders. This project was cited by President Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation address as a major success story of the democratic government of South Africa. An independent review submitted to cabinet recognised the significant achievements of this intervention and the attendant stabilisation of the system, inclusive of the recommendations emanating from the administration. Testimony to this turn-around was the unqualified audit received by NSFAS from the Auditor-General in 2021. On 1 March 2021, he assumed the position Dean of the Johannesburg Business School (JBS), part of the University of Johannesburg (UJ), and in his short tenure there repositioned this institution as the leading digital business school on the African continent. He was recently honoured with his appointment as a visiting Distinguished Professor in Digital Leadership at the University of Woxsen in India.

Prof Sydney Mufamadi

Job Titles:
  • Professor and Director: Centre for Public Policy and African Studies

Prof Tankiso Moloi

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Academic Director and Professor of Accounting, and Chair in 4IR Initiatives
Prof Tankiso Moloi has been appointed Director: Academic at the Johannesburg Business School. He is also a full Professor, and Research Chair in 4IR at the Johannesburg Business school, University of Johannesburg. He has previously been a Finance & Risk Executive at Anglo American (Kumba Iron Ore) and the University of South Africa (UNISA). He has participated and held various strategic board positions which includes being the Chair of Africa's Regional Engagement Group (June 2022 to date), Vice-Chair (June 2021 to May 2022) and Member of Africa Regional Advisory Panel (Apr 2019 to May 2022) in the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants/Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, the Chair of Work Stream 6-Core 4IR Technologies (September 2021 to August 2022) in the Namibia's 4IR Task Force, the Board and Member of the Audit Committee for AB4IR NPC (Oct 2020 - March 2022), the Board Member (Dec 2020 to 30 September 2021 and Audit, Risk and Finance Committee Member for the Green Matter NPC (Oct 2019 to 30 September 2021), being the Council Member and Chair of Finance Committee in the South West Gauteng TVET College (2019-2020), the Audit and Risk Committee Member at Sedibeng TVET College (2017-2017), and the Member of Ministerial Advisory Council on Energy, South Africa's National Department of Energy (2015-2017). His qualifications include a Ph.D. in Finance (UCN EU Programmes), MCom in Accounting (UNISA), MSc in Financial Management (London), MA in International Relations (Leicester), Postgraduate Programme in Data Science and Business Analytics (Texas at Austin), Postgraduate Programme in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (Texas at Austin), Hons BCom in Accounting (UNISA), and a BCom (UNISA). He is also a Chartered Management Accountant (CMA) holding a Fellowship in the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). In addition, he has completed leadership and technology programmes which includes a Program for Management Excellence (Gordon Institute of Business Science), the Executive Program in Artificial Intelligence (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), the Executive Program in Blockchain Technologies (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and the Executive Leadership Programme (Saïd Business School, University of Oxford). Tankiso is an NRF Rated Scholar. He has won many distinguished awards, including being a winner of Distinguished Vice Chancellors Award: Emerging Researcher (2019), Winner of CIMA Global Excellence Award in the Research (2022), Winner of Institute of Risk Management Award: Education Category (2017 & 2018), and a Finalist - Risk Influencer of the Year (2018). He has authored more than 70 articles in peer-reviewed accredited scientific journals, chaired and participated in various conferences as a keynote speaker and a presenter, and has written numerous books and book chapters in accounting, risk management, corporate governance, auditing, strategy, and artificial intelligence. His collaborations span across the globe, including Albania, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Namibia, the UK, the USA, Kenya, Nigeria, Jordan, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Zimbabwe. He sits on the various journal editorial board, locally and internationally, and peer reviews funding applications for the National Research Foundation, books and conference proceedings for the Department of Higher Education and Training, and promotion applications for other South African Universities. In addition, Tankiso has supervised five post-doctoral research fellows to completion, nine PhDs (Accountancy) to completion (locally and internationally), numerous master's dissertations, and more than fifty honours (Accountancy) project. He is currently supervising five post-doctoral fellows and ten PhD students. Furthermore, he has assessed more than 50 Ph.D. theses and Master's dissertations for other universities.

Prof Thomas Du Plessis

Job Titles:
  • Specialist in the Dean 's Office

Prudence Mohau

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Coordinator

Refilwe Tsele

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant: Public Policy

Regionald Mongwe

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant

Sehaam Khan

Job Titles:
  • Professor
Professor Sehaam Khan completed a PhD degree in Microbiology (Molecular Virology) in 2002 at the University of the Western Cape, where one year of her research was completed at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. She started her academic journey as a lecturer in 2002 at the then Cape Technikon, now Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), and moved through the ranks to Associate Professor by 2008. From February 2005 to February 2006, she joined the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Singapore, as a post-doctoral fellow, working on genes in the coronavirus (SARS Co-V). She served as Acting Head of Department for Biomedical Technology at CPUT from June 2014 - June 2015 before starting her tenure as the Dean of the Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) in 2016. She held the position of Executive Dean of Health Sciences at the University of Johannesburg from 2019 to 2022. Currently, she holds the position of DVC: Academic at UJ. Her scholarly prowess is demonstrated by her extensive contribution to academia in the areas of teaching and learning, the development of Faculty and institutional policies, guidelines, tools and government plans, and research through her publication of peer reviewed articles, book chapters, scientific papers, conference proceedings and conference outputs and successful supervision of numerous masters and doctoral students. Further to this, Professor Khan serves as a member of various societies in the fields of microbiology and virology (the latter more specifically, as the external moderator for Virology, for the Biomedical Technology Board until 2022). She also served as a member of the Research and Innovation Committee for the development of Fifth National Development Plan for Namibia and is currently part of the Premier of Gauteng's Advisory Committee for COVID-19.

Seipati Ndebele

Job Titles:
  • Programme Manager

Sharon Beck

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Sibongile Thunzini

Job Titles:
  • Administrator

Sinenhlanhla Gama

Job Titles:
  • Project Coordinator

Sune Theunissen

Job Titles:
  • Applications and Registration Coordinator ( Online Programmes )

Tatenda Katsumbe

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant

Tebogo Moloi

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Thabile Dube

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Thabo Mangope

Job Titles:
  • General Assistant II

Themba Mavuso

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Tsholofelo Tlagadi

Job Titles:
  • Programme Coordinator: Online

Tumi Nkosi

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Software Engineer
  • Director: Executive Education
  • Director: Executive Education and Programmes
Over and above her experience in executive education, Tumi is a software engineer with corporate experience in software development, learning design, marketing, human resources, product development, sales, business development, and project and programme management. She holds undergraduate qualifications in Engineering and Marketing and a Master's degree in Business Administration (GIBS). She is currently pursuing her second Master's degree in Engineering Management.

Valter Adao

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Office and Digital Leader of Cadena Growth Partners / Professor of Practice - Digital Transformation and Business Innovation

Veronica Stevens

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Wayne Moodaley

Job Titles:
  • Senior Lecturer
  • Lecturer at the JBS in Accounting and Finance
  • Senior Lecturer at the JBS in Accounting and Finance
  • Senior Lecturer Mulalo Masindi 2022 - 05 - 21T15
Wayne Moodaley is the Acting Academic Director at Johannesburg Business School, University of Johannesburg, and a senior lecturer in accounting and financial management. He has spent his career helping listed clients understand and strategically implement complex financial reporting requirements. Wayne has worked in accounting advisory roles at Deloitte, Standard Bank, and PwC as an accounting specialist advising blue-chip clients, and conducting research into capital markets in Africa. He has presented to executives and senior managers locally and abroad, and lectured by invitation at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School. Wayne holds an MBA, awarded with distinction, from the University of Oxford and is a qualified CA(SA).

Xolani Maphisa

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant

Zakhele Khumalo

Job Titles:
  • Project Coordinator

Zanele Khumalo

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant