Board of Directors


Dr Jerry Gule is the CEO of the Institute of People Management (IPM).
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Prof Churchyard is an NRF A-rated scientist and a specialist physician, internationally renowned for his contributions in tuberculosis (TB). He is the founder and CEO of The Aurum Institute NPC, an independent, public benefit organisation that focuses on TB and HIV service delivery, management and research.
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Ms Paula Fray has worked in media for more than three decades as a journalist, editor, trainer and media manager.
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Professor Pontiano Kaleebu is a SANTHE African Collaborating Partner and the Director of the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), the largest Government research institution dealing with diseases of viral aetiology of public health importance.
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Advocate Zondo has worked as a General Counsel at South African Airways for 5 years.
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Adjunct Professor Dave Clark is the Group Chief Operating Officer (COO) and an executive director and board member of The Aurum Institute. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Medicine in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
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Mr Arshad Hassim is the Group Chief Financial Officer and an executive director and board member of The Aurum Institute.
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Yaw Peprah is a qualified chartered accountant with Private Equity/Venture Capital experience as well as experience in evaluating and analysing business plans and financial information and the preparation of financial models.
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Gary Tamblyn is the Group Treasurer of Discovery Ltd and a key executive in Discovery Bank Ltd.
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Mr Unwin is currently the Chairman of SA Guide Dogs for the Blind.
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Mr Alex Darko is a director at Nkululeko Leadership Consulting – a consulting firm specialising in organisational culture, leadership, change management and strategy.
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Dr Angélica Salomão, a Mozambican public health specialist and epidemiologist, has dedicated her career to programme management and communicable disease control.
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Ms Sarah Luthuli has 27 years broad global human resources experience at all levels in different sectors, of which 19 years have been at executive level. Ms Luthuli has 15 years Board experience as a Non-Executive Director for listed and multinational companies.
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