FN Khanyile (Faith)

Faith is currently the CEO of WDB Investment Holdings. Before assuming this role in late 2013, she worked for Standard Bank in its Corporate and Investment Bank division (“CIB”) for 12 years, the last six years of which as Head of Corporate Banking. Faith held other senior positions in Standard Bank, including Head of Trade Finance and Services and was a Director in the Structured Debt Finance Division. Faith was a member of the CIB Executive Committee and Credit Committee. She also served on the CIB Transformation Steering Committee and the CIB Women’s Forum.

Her academic qualifications include a BA (Hons) in Economics (cum laude) from Wheaton College, USA and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA)-Finance, from Bentley Graduate School of Business, USA. She also has an HDip Tax from RAU University and completed an Executive Leadership programme at Columbia University (New York) in 2007.

Her academic qualifications include a BA (Hons) in Economics (cum laude) from Wheaton College, USA and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA)-Finance, from Bentley Graduate School of Business, USA. She also has an HDip Tax from RAU University and completed an Executive Leadership programme at Columbia University (New York) in 2007.

Faith was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director during August 2015 after WDB Investment Holdings became an institutional shareholder of Safari.