PPJ Derby

Ms Derby’s wide range of expertise has been shaped by her experience as an entrepreneur as well as senior strategic positions held in government over a period of 20 years.  She served as Chief Operating Officer of Trade and Investment South Africa, Chief Operating Officer in the Department of Trade and Industry, and as the Director-General of the Department of Public Enterprises.  She is co-founder and was Chief Executive Officer of Ubu Investment Holdings (2010-2016), a company focusing on advisory and project development in infrastructure, investment in advanced manufacturing and strategic advice in the development of key economic infrastructure and strategic sectors in Africa.

She serves on the board of Ubu Investment Holdings and its subsidiaries. She is currently an executive at Aurecon and a director at Open Saldanha NPC.  Ms Derby was appointed to the Metair board on 1 March 2016 and was appointed Chairperson of the social and ethics committee with effect from 20 October 2016.  She was appointed as member of the National Executive Committee of Naacam on 1 September 2017.