Transformative leadership

Meet the Executive Committee

RAVI REDDY* (36 Years)
Appointed as Chief Executive Officer from 1 January 2021
  • Chief Operations Officer 1 April 2020 to 31 December 2020
  • BTech Biomedical Technology
  • Executive Committee member since 2002
*this page was updated on 15 June 2022 to correctly reflect the CEO’s qualifications.
KARIN VAN DEN BERG (13 YEARS)
Medical Director – appointed in this capacity on 1 June 2021
  • MBChB – University of Free State
  • Medpro-X – UNISA
  • PostGrad Dip Transfusion Medicine – University of Free State
  • MMedSci – University of Free State
  • PhD – (ongoing) University of Cape Town
  • Executive Committee member since 1 June 2021
FRANS MONKWE (4 Years)
Chief Information Officer
  • BCom (IS), Master of Business Administration
  • Master of Information Technology
  • Executive Committee member since 2018
TSHEPI MAESELA (5 Years)
Chief Financial Officer CA (UK)
  • Accountants’ Conversion Course (UCT)
  • B.Sc Economics and Computer Science (Trinity College)
  • Executive Committee member since 2017
  • Resigned 13 October 2021
ABBEY MOTHOKOA (11 Years)
Chief Human Capital Officer
  • B.Juris (Law), Honours Human Resources Management
  • Executive Development Programme
  • Executive Committee member since 2010
AVRIL MANDUNA (4 months)
Company Secretary
  • Co-optee of the Executive Committee since 1 August 2021

To ensure we deliver on our 2019-2024 iHEALTh strategy we have revised our Target Operating Model. We are moving from a function aligned to a process aligned organisation where there is clearly defined process ownership; minimised delays; automated repetitive tasks; removal of non-value adding activities and cleared bottlenecks. In the latest of our realignment we are pleased to announce the following appointments, with effect from 1 November 2021, in the Operations Division and to the SANBS Executive Committee:

  • Siemi Prithvi Raj – Executive: Transfusion Donor Services and Marketing
  • Marion Vermeulen – Executive: Transfusion Medicine and Technical Services

We look forward to the contribution they will undoubtedly make to the Operations Division, to the Executive Committee and to SANBS as a whole.

SIEMI PRITHVI RAJ (26 YEARS)
Executive: Transfusion Donor Services and Marketing
  • Executive Committee from 1 November 2021
  • Master of Business Leadership (UNISA SBL)
  • BTech: Human Resources Management (UNISA)
  • Management Advancement Program (WITS Business School)
  • ND: Human Resources Management (UNISA)
  • ND: Medical Technology (Technikon Natal)
MARION VERMEULEN (33 years)
Executive: Transfusion Medicine and Technical Services
  • MTech Biomedical Technology
  • PhD - (ongoing) University of Stellenbosch
  • Executive Committee from 1 November 2021

EXECUTIVE MEMBERS THAT LEFT SANBS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD

Jonathan Louw (4 Years)
Chief Executive Officer until 31 December 2020
  • MB.ChB (University of Cape Town)
  • MBA (University of Cape Town)
  • Executive Committee member since 2018
  • Resigned 31 December 2020
  • Handed over the baton to Ravi Reddy who started in the role of CEO on 1 January 2021
JACKIE THOMSON (5 Years)
Medical Director until 28 February 2021
  • MBCHB (Stellenbosch University)
  • MMed Internal Medicine (Stellenbosch University)
  • Certificate in Haematology (College of Medicine SA)
  • Executive Committee member since 2016
  • Resigned 28 February 2021