Mr. Pityana is a former Director-General of South Africa’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Department of Labor and an Advisor for the Labor Relations Council and the Ministry of Education. He is a Chair of the Council of the University of Cape Town, president of Business Unity South Africa and a director of Business Leadership South Africa as well as Chairman of the board of Directors of AngloGold Ashanti, the world’s largest emerging market gold producer, with 19 operations in nine countries spanning South America, Africa and Australasia.

Mr. Pityana is currently Executive Chairman of Izingwe Capital Limited and was previously a board member of Higher Ed Partners South Africa.