Xolile Guma

Xolile began his career as lecturer in the Economics department at the University of Swaziland 1978 and rose to become the director of Social Science Research Unit in 1990. He returned to South Africa in 1994 and worked on various academic boards, as well as an economic consultant to the United Nations, the African Development Bank, government departments and the private sector. He joined the South African Reserve Bank in July 1995 as an economist, progressed through the ranks and was ultimately appointed as deputy governor of the South African Reserve Bank. He served in this position until 2009 when he was appointed Senior Deputy Governor and retired in 2011.