Speaker: Ms. Hlengiwe Makhathini

Divisional Executive: Venture Capital and Corporate Finance
B.Com (Hons) (KZN) CA (SA).
Ms Makhathini worked in various divisions at Investec Bank Limited as part of her training
but spent most of her time in Internal Audit, Finance and Treasury. After completing her
articles Ms Makhathini joined Standard Bank Retail Division as a management accountant
for the Business Operations Division.
Ms Makhathini is currently a Divisional Executive: Venture Capital and Corporate Finance
at the National Empowerment Fund, a position she was appointed to on 01 April 2011.
Ms Makhathini joined the National Empowerment Fund in October 2005 to work as an
Investment Associate where she was involved in funding various black businesses and
entrepreneurs. In 2006 Ms Makhathini was appointed to head the Pre-Investment Department
which was a new department.
She ran this department successfully and in 2009 she was appointed to Head the Umnotho
Fund which currently has a portfolio of over R1 billion. Ms Makhathini is a director of Air
Traffic and Navigation Services – appointed by the Cabinet in 2008, and also chairs the
Audit and Risk Committee of the same company, and Ladvest Investments (Pty) Ltd – an
investment company where she is a shareholder with a group of young professional women
with experience from various sectors.