OUR DIRECTORS

DAPHNE MASHILE-NKOSI
Daphne is the Non-Executive Chairperson of WDBIH and a Director on the Remuneration and Social & Ethics Committees…
Daphne started her career as a loan officer for WDBIH and now presides over the $1.4 billion manganese mine and sinter plant in the Northern Cape and a smelter in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa; she also serves on the board of Kalagadi Manganese as its Executive Chairperson, Eyesizwe Coal, Nuworld Logistics and Thari Mining. Daphne was nominated by WDBIH to study development economics in Nagayo, Japan.

TANIA SLABBERT
Tania is one of the founders of WDBIH, was executive Director and CEO of WDBIH for over 12 years and is currently a non-executive Director on the Investment and Audit & Risk committees…

JOY-MARIE LAWRENCE
Joy-Marie is a Non-Executive Director and Chairperson of the Investment Committee of WDBIH as well as a Director on the Audit & Risk committee…

NEO MOKHESI
Neo is self-employed and was previously an Executive at the Industrial Development Corporation of SA. Neo is the Chairperson of the WDBIH

THABILE NYABA
Thabile is a Non-Executive Director, Chairperson of the Audit Committee as well as a Director on the…
…Remuneration and Social & Ethics Committee of WDBIH.
She is currently the Chief Risk Officer at Old Mutual Insure. Prior to joining Old Mutual Insure, she was a General Manager overseeing Risk Management at the Road Accident Fund. Before joining RAF she was an Associate Director at Deloitte assisting organisations to become Risk Intelligent. Thabile is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and holds directorships in a few organisations.

SALOME SENGANI
Salome is an expert in development finance, investment analysis and financial and business management…
Group in 2015 and is also Chairwoman of the Bigen Africa Human
Capital and Remuneration Committee. She is a past President of the Oikocredit Ecumenical Development Cooperative Society and held the position of alternate non-executive director of the
Wizzit Banking Group from 2012-2015.
OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS

BUSI MASHIANE
Busisiwe is a member of the Remuneration and Social & Ethics Committee of WDBIH and a Group Executive for Human Resources for African Rainbow Minerals (ARM)…

LULAMA TLAKULA
Lulama is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee of WDBIH. She has over 15 years of experience in investment banking having worked at both local and international investment banks…

CLAIRE BUSETTI
Claire has spent the last 30 years as an investment professional employed in a range of executive positions in the financial services and DFI industries. Claire is currently a …
OUR FOUNDER & PATRON

ZANELE MBEKI
Mrs Mbeki is the Founder and Patron of WDBIH. She is also a Trustee/Director of several national and international Boards which promote social and economic development…
OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM

FAITH KHANYILE
Faith is the CEO and Director of WDBIH. Faith has been associated with WDBIH for over 20 years, as one of its founding members and a Non-Executive Director.

THANDIE MASHEGO
Thandie is the Chief Financial Officer and Director of WDBIH, responsible for overall financial and risk management of the Group. She is also involved in transaction execution and investment monitoring.

NICOLA GUBB
Nicola joined WDBIH in April 2005 as the team’s Investment Executive. In 2012 Nicola became the Chief Investment Officer at WDBIH. Since joining, she has project managed …

LIZANNE PAGE
Lizanne is an Investment Executive of WDBIH. She joined WDBIH in 2014. Since joining WDBIH, she has supported the team in acquiring amongst others…

MELISSA NAIDOO
Melissa joined the WDBIH team as an Investment Executive in December 2016. She supports WDBIH’s investment team with on-going management of existing investments…

ROSE MAMABOLO
Rose Mamabolo is a Business Manager at WDBIH. Since joining in 2014, she has assumed responsibility for the Finance team and management of the company’s compliance…