Nonkululeko Gobodo

Nonkululeko Gobodo (born 10 October 1960, Mthatha, Eastern Cape) became the first black female Chartered Accountant in South Africa in 1987.[1][2]

Nonkululeko Gobodo
Born(1960-10-10)October 10, 1960
Mthatha township, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Other namesNonku
OccupationChartered Accountant; Leadership Consultant
Years active32
Known forfounding Gobodo Incorporated and Nkululeko Leadership Consulting

Early career

Following her education, Nonkululeko articled at KPMG, and was offered a partnership, which she turned down. She then worked for Transkei Development Corporation, eventually rising to become Chief Financial Officer.[3] Following that, she founded her own medium-sized accountancy firm Gobodo Incorporated. She was instrumental in leading the 2011 merger of Gobodo Incorporated with SizweNtsaluba VSP to form SizweNtsalubaGobodo, South Africa's largest black-owned accountancy firm. In 2014 she stepped down from the role of executive chair of the company.[4]

Current career

In 2016 she co-founded Nkululeko Leadership Consulting (NLC), a boutique, black-owned and managed leadership consulting firm based in Sandton, Johannesburg. She is currently the CEO and Head of Leadership Consulting at NLC. She is also non-executive director at PPC Ltd. and Clicks Group Limited.[5]

References
  1. "Nonkululeko Gobodo". Who's Who Southern Africa. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. "Cover Story: Winning Women: Nonkululeko Gobodo CA(SA)". Accountancy SA. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. "A real Mbokodo: The story of Nonkululeko Gobodo". SANews, South African Government News Agency. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  4. Ndzamela, Phakamisa (27 October 2014). "SizweNtsalubaGobodo founder leaves". Business Day Live. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  5. "Nonkululeko Gobodo, Independent Non-Executive Director, PPC Ltd". Bloomberg. Retrieved 26 April 2019.


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