Fazel Ismail

Mr Fazel Ismail is a registered chartered accountant with more than 20 years’ experience in financial management, risk management, management consulting, implementation of Information technology systems, and business restructuring and turnarounds.

He holds BCom and BAccount degrees from the University of the Witswatersrand, and is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants. Prior to his appointment in Water Affairs he was an independent financial consultant and was deployed to the Water Trading Entity to provide strategic financial support to management.

Mr Ismail has served as an interim chief financial officer delivering on a five-year strategic plan, and as chief executive officer managing large-scale projects.He has also held positions of manager: Finance and Administration, management accountant and audit supervisor.