Nonyameko “Nyami” Mandindi

Nyami started her career as one of the first black female quantity surveyors in South Africa. As one of the founding partners of a QS firm in the 1990s, she contributed to the growth of the firm to one of the top five quantity surveying businesses in SA. She has also been involved in various large infrastructure and property development initiatives including the OR Tambo Airport, Monte Casino, Gautrain, the Sandton Convention Centre, Maputo corridor and several public transport facilities. She has vast operational experience and has recently stepped down as CEO and Business Line Director Southern & East Africa of Royal Haskoning DHV, where she was part of the global leadership team, leading the Africa Growth Strategy.

Nyami has been an independent non-executive director on several boards including Acucap Properties Limited, The South African Rail Commuter Corporation, Alexandra Social Housing Company and Propnet, a division of Transnet.

Nyami joined the board on 1 June 2015.