The Ethics Institute is governed by a board of directors, consisting of prominent persons committed to promoting ethical responsibility.
They serve on a pro bono basis and are compensated only for direct expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The board provides strategic direction to TEI and fulfils an oversight function with regard to resources, staff and activities. The board is also responsible for ensuring that TEI complies with all laws and regulations applicable to non-profit organisations in South Africa.
Mr Mohamed Adam
Lead Independent Director
Member of the Remuneration Committee
Mohamed is a qualified lawyer who attained his LLM in International Trade Law from the University of Essex in the UK. He holds the position of General Counsel and GM Regulatory Affairs at ArcelorMittal South Africa. Previously, he held various professional and management positions at Eskom. Mohamed is a member of the King Committee on Corporate Governance and joined the board of TEI in 2011.
Ms Fay Hoosain
Independent Non-Executive Chairperson
Member of the Human Capital and Nominations Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee
Fay Hoosain holds BA and LLB degrees from the University of Cape Town and an LLM from the University of South Africa. She is the Founder and CEO of Big-Ticket Items Proprietary Limited. Fay held several executive roles at Sasol Limited, including that of Senior Vice President: Office of the President and CEO, and Senior Vice President: Governance, Compliance and Ethics. Fay is a member of South Africa’s Integrated Reporting Committee Working Group. Fay joined the board of TEI in May 2019.
Dr Reuel Khoza
Independent Non-Executive Director
Reuel holds a BA Hons in Psychology (University of the North), and MA in Marketing (University of Lancaster, UK), EngD in Business Leadership (Warwick University UK), an LLD honoris causa (Rhodes University), a D Econ honoris causa (University of Free State) and LLD honoris causa (Warwick University). Reuel is the President of the IoDSA as well as a Chartered Director. He is Emeritus Professor Extraordinaire of the University of Stellenbosch Business School, and current Visiting Professor at Rhodes Business School, the University of Free State Business School, and Wits Business School, as well as Chancellor of the University of Limpopo. Reuel joined the board of TEI in July 2019.
Mr Malik Melamu
Independent Non-Executive Director
Malik Melamu graduated from the University of Botswana with a Bachelor of Law and is a Certified Ethics Officer with The Ethics Institute. He has been a Managing Director / Chief Executive for the past twelve years, with a total of 29 years managerial and executive corporate experience.
He is the Board Chairman of Kgori Capital Pty Ltd, a Botswana based asset management company, and serves as a Board Director of MTN Sudan by virtue of his position as Managing Director and Chief Executive of the company. He also serves as an MTN Director for Econet Wireless Citizens Limited, the holder of MTN shares in Mascom Wireless Botswana.
In 1994, Malik was awarded the Botswana Banker of the year award and was nominated as a finalist for the Africa Tech Festival CxO of the year award 2020.
Ms Imogen Mkhize
Independent Non-Executive Director
Member of the Remuneration Committee
Imogen holds a BSc information Systems (Rhodes) and an MBA from Harvard Business School. As a chartered director with the IoDSA, Imogen has held numerous directorships in public and private companies including Sasol Limited, Mondi Group, Alan Gray, MTN SA and others. A former chairman of Richards Bay Coal Terminal, she now chairs Ata Capital and is since November 2019 an independent non-executive director on the KPMG Policy Board in South Africa. She serves on the Rhodes University
Board of Governors and is an emeritus member of the Harvard Business School Alumni Board. She joined the board of TEI in 2013.
Prof Deon Rossouw
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
Deon was a Professor of Philosophy and has served as the head of the Philosophy Departments at both Rand Afrikaans University and the University of Pretoria. He is currently Extraordinary Professor in Philosophy at the University of Stellenbosch, is a member of the King Committee on Corporate Governance and has been recognised as a Chartered Director by the IoDSA. Deon joined TEI in 2010 and has been the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board since 2011.
Dr Divya Singh
Independent Non-Executive Director
Chairperson of the Human Capital and Nominations Committee and member of the Audit Committee
Divya holds a Doctorate in Law from the University of South Africa and a second Masters in Tertiary Education Management from the University of Melbourne. She is an advocate of the High Court of South Africa and a Certified Ethics Officer. Divya was Vice-Principal Advisory and Assurance Services at Unisa and is currently the Chief Academic Officer at Stadio Holdings Ltd. Divya joined the board of TEI in May 2019.
Prof Arnold Smit
Independent Non-Executive Director
Member of the Audit Committee
Arnold holds a Master’s in Applied Ethics and a doctorate in Theology from Stellenbosch University. Currently he is an associate professor of Business in Society and the programme head of the Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership Development at the University of Stellenbosch Business School. He is furthermore the Director of WisePraxis (Pty) Ltd, a trustee of SEED Educational Trust, the immediate past President of the Business Ethics Network of Africa, and a former board member of the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative. Arnold joined the board of TEI in May 2019.
Mr Fulvio Tonelli
Independent Non-Executive Director
Chairperson of the Remuneration Committee and chairperson of the Audit Committee
Fulvio qualified as a Chartered Accountant (SA) in 1987. He joined PwC and was admitted to the partnership in 1992. His roles at the firm encompassed: managing the firm’s banking audit group where his focus was on the audit of various financial services listed entities; a member of the Africa leadership team responsible for Risk & Quality function across Africa and acting as review team leader for member firm reviews internationally; also served as the firm’s Africa COO from 2008 to 2019. He retired from the firm in June 2020. Outside the firm, Fulvio also were involved over an extended period to time with The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ education activities.
Prof Leon van Vuuren
Executive Director
Leon holds a doctoral degree in Industrial Psychology. He was a Professor in the Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management at the University of Johannesburg for 26 years, where he taught Industrial Psychology and Professional Ethics. Leon is currently an Adjunct Professor in Organisational Psychology at the University of Cape Town. He joined TEI in 2014 and was appointed to the board of TEI during 2016.
