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Structure of IGD
Board of Directors

Members of the Board
Members of the Board
The IGD is controlled by a board of directors, drawn from the public and private sectors and civil society. Its members are:

Prof Hugh Africa, former vice-chancellor of the University of Zululand (retired)

Prof Rok Ajulu, Professor of Political Economy and Head of the Post-graduate Programme on Diplomacy and International Relations at the College of Human Sciences at the University of South Africa

Dr Brigalia Bam, chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa

Mr Henry Jeffreys, deputy editor of Beeld

Prof Iqbal Jhazbhay, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of South Africa

Mr Mandla Langa, former chairperson of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)

Advocate Vusi Masinga, former academic and now an independent consultant

Mr Seth Phalatse, chairperson, retired director of BMW (SA)

Prof Maxi Schoeman, deputy chairperson, professor of international relations at the University of Pretoria

Prof Garth Shelton, associate professor of international relations, University of the Witwatersrand

Dr Yvonne Muthien, former Vice-President of Coca-Cola Africa and Chairperson of the President's Advisory Council on National Orders

Staff

 

Executive director: Dr Garth le Pere

Africa and Southern Africa

Director: Dr Zondi Siphamandla

Researcher: Dimpho Motsamai, Emmanuel Kisiangani

Multilateral analysis

Director: Dr Francis Ikome

Senior researchers:
  Dr Brendan Vickers
 
Researcher: Dimpho Motsamai, Dr Lesley Masters

Finance

Director: Pieter du Preez

HR Manager

Cynthia Sinclair-Maluleke

Executive assistant

Nomfundo Tshabalala

Administrative assistant & receptionist

Penelope Masenamela