Babalwa Ngonyama
Independent non-executive
Business Development
Cato Research
South Africa
Biography
Babalwa is the CEO of Sinayo Securities (Pty) Limited, a women-owned and managed securities firm, and the Deputy Chairperson of Brand South Africa. Prior to this, she held positions as the Group Chief Internal Auditor of Nedbank Limited, Chief Financial Officer of Safika Holdings (Pty) Limited, partner at Deloitte (Financial Institutions Services Team and Chairperson of the Transformation Advisory Board), and audit partner at Nkonki Incorporated. She is, among others, a non-executive director and member of the audit committees of Impala Platinum Holdings Limited, and formerly of Barloworld Limited, and therefore brings considerable financial and commercial experience to the Board. In August 2008, she received an award as a BBQ business woman visionary. Babalwa was a member of the Education and Academic Review Committees of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (“SAICA”), she was the founding Chairman of the African Women Chartered Accountants (“AWCA”), and currently a member of its Advisory Board. Babalwa is a member of the Audit & Risk Committee.
Research Interest
Business Development
