Pieter de Jager has more than 24 years' experience in senior management across engineering, manufacturing, FMCG, transport logistics and warehousing, metals and mining, and cement manufacturing.

For the past 14 years he has served as Chief Financial Officer and director on the boards of multinational companies, mainly in mining and metals. He has sat as an executive and non-executive director on boards listed, directly or through subsidiaries, on the JSE (South Africa), TSX (Canada), ASX (Australia) and DSE (Tanzania).

His experience covers mergers and acquisitions, reverse listings, corporate finance, capital raising, debt reorganisation, group restructuring and unbundling, feasibility studies and company valuations. He has also helped set up governance structures and board subcommittees for listed companies and professional bodies.

He has worked in demanding operating environments, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Eswatini, Uganda and Tanzania, and brings a deep understanding of doing business in Africa.

As CEO of CIBA, Nicolaas van Wyk focuses on practical results and community engagement across the accounting and finance sector. His leadership has strengthened member services, brought international summits to CIBA and built platforms that keep the profession engaged.

Current roles

• CEO, Chartered Institute for Business Accountants (CIBA)
• Commercial Director and Strategic Content Creator, CIBA
• Chairman, ICFOA Certification Workgroup
• Council Member, South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI)
• Board Member, Royal Authority for Commerce and Charters (RACC)
• Board Member, International CFO Alliance
• Editor, Accounting Weekly and CFO Club
• Convenor of the CFO Roundtable, appointed by the Gauteng MEC for Finance
• Member of the workgroup reviewing the Namibian Companies Act

Education

• MBA, Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), 2008
• BCom Honours, University of Pretoria, 1995
• Diploma in Corporate Law, University of Johannesburg

Key achievements

• Played a pivotal role in hosting the ICFOA CFO Summit and securing a Royal Charter for CIBA
• Launched regional economic forums that drive local development and cross-sector collaboration
• Grew digital engagement through platforms such as Accounting Weekly
• Created a clothing line that reflects CIBA's brand and values

He wrote the textbook Principles and Practices of Independent Review Engagements and the Guide to Accounting Officer Reporting Engagements, and has published articles ranging from the history of the accountancy profession to where it is heading next.

Nicolaas believes leadership should serve, and that strategy should deliver clear, tangible benefits to members and stakeholders. His next focus is bringing traditional and cultural communities into the economic mainstream, so that they share in the growth and innovation of the accounting sector.

Chantelle Booyens has been CIBA's Chief Financial Officer since July 2014. She leads finance and operations with a practical, hands-on approach: building structure, strengthening accountability and making sure strategy is backed by people, processes and systems that can deliver.

Before joining CIBA she was Head Accountant at Hot Dog Café (Pty) Ltd. She holds a Bachelor of Accounting Science (BCompt) from the University of South Africa (UNISA) and completed a three-year accountancy learnership.

Phumlani M. Majozi is a political economist, author and speaker. He is Executive Director and Senior Economist at the African Markets Institute (AMI), and has advised global investment firms on South Africa's markets, economy and politics as a research contributor to Greenmantle since 2017.

He has served on the CIBA board since June 2020 and sits on its Social and Ethics and Remuneration committees. He is also a non-executive director of the Social Research Foundation and, since July 2025, a member of the Industry Expert Panel at European City University.

His book Lessons from Past Heroes was published by Tracey McDonald Publishers in 2023. He writes a weekly column on economics and politics for Politicsweb and has been published in City Press, BizNews, Business Day, News24 and African Liberty. He has been interviewed by BBC World News, quoted by TIME and Al Jazeera, and has spoken at conferences in South Africa, Kenya, Italy, the United States and the Czech Republic.

Previous roles

• Non-Executive Director, Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), and chair of its Remuneration Committee
• Senior Fellow, African Liberty
• Policy Fellow, South African Institute of Race Relations
• Non-Executive Director, Free Market Foundation

He holds a BCom in Economics and Information Systems from Rhodes University and a BCom Honours in Economics and Information Systems from the University of Cape Town.

Babalwa Gova is a chartered accountant, CA(SA), and registered auditor with more than a decade of experience in financial services, financial accounting, tax and IFRS. She joined the CIBA board in September 2023 and chairs its Social and Ethics Committee.

She has been a director of MaJali Chartered Accountants since 2015, where she leads the engagement quality review process for clients ranging from small and medium businesses to nonprofits and public sector entities. She is passionate about helping small businesses use technology to grow and about building sound financial management into the way they run.

Board and committee roles

• Chairperson, Social and Ethics Committee, CIBA
• Audit Committee Member and Chairperson of the Risk Management Committee, Nyandeni Local Municipality
• Audit Committee Member, Office of the Public Service Commission
• Audit Committee Member, Eastern Cape Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture
• Finance, Audit and Risk Committee Member, PEAS (Promoting Equality in African Schools)
• Audit and Risk Committee Member, Royal Financial Services

She started her career at the Auditor-General of South Africa, rising from trainee auditor to assistant manager. She holds a BCom in Accounting from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and a postgraduate diploma in applied accounting science (CTA) from UNISA, and completed the IWFSA Executive Development Programme with Duke Corporate Education. She was a SAICA Top 35 under 35 finalist in 2020.

Advocate Rory Voller has been the Cabinet-appointed Commissioner of the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) since October 2016. The CIPC is South Africa's registrar and regulator of company and intellectual property legislation.

He was part of the legislative drafting team for the Companies Act and its Regulations, the Companies Amendment Act, and the Intellectual Property Amendment Act on traditional knowledge.

A lawyer by training, he holds BA (Law), LLB and LLM (Commercial Law) degrees from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and the University of South Africa. He is an admitted Advocate of the High Court and previously practised as an attorney.

Other roles

• Panel member, Takeover Regulation Panel (mergers and acquisitions)
• Board member, Anti-Money Laundering Council
• Member, Financial Reporting Standards Council
• Member, Ministerial Specialist Committees on company law and intellectual property law
• Executive Committee Member, Corporate Registers Forum
• Appointed to the King Committee on Corporate Governance
• Country lead and former Chairman, BRICS Heads of Intellectual Property Offices
• Member, INTA Expert Group on the IP Office of the Future

He has represented the CIPC at conferences in Singapore, Brazil, Romania, Malaysia, Dubai and Japan, among others.

Nonhlanhla Nene is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a strong advocate for clear governance. She brings more than 13 years' experience across the private and public sectors, covering risk, process controls, skills development, auditing, finance and project management.

She is the Chief Financial Officer of the ETDP SETA, where she directs the SETA's financial goals and plans and oversees the investment of more than R1 billion in skills funds. The role lets her pursue her passion for empowering people through skills development and education.

She chairs the Audit and Risk Committee of the National Library of South Africa.

Previous board and leadership roles

• Non-Executive Director, National Library of South Africa (Audit and Risk Committee; Chairperson of the Finance Committee)
• Executive Director (Acting CFO), CEF SOC Ltd
• Executive Management, Office of the Public Protector
• Senior Finance Management, EMC Computer Systems South Africa

Nonhlanhla graduated from the University of Pretoria, completed her postgraduate studies through UNISA and served her articles at Deloitte & Touche. She has received several performance and service delivery awards during her career.