Jayendra Naidoo

Jayendra was appointed as the independent non-executive chairperson of STAR on 18 August 2017. As a full-time trade unionist in his youth, he played a significant role in the negotiation of the National Peace Accord in 1991, as well as in the establishment of a network of peace committees throughout South Africa. In 1995 he became the first executive director of NEDLAC, serving until 1998. In 2000, he co-founded the J&J Group and is the founder of the Lancaster Group. Jayendra has served on several committees and boards, including the board of Pepkor Holdings Proprietary Limited. In 1997, Jayendra was nominated by the World Economic Forum as a Global Leader of Tomorrow.