As a non-executive director of Kalon Venture Partners, Fatima brings over 20 years of diverse executive experience across various industries. She began her career at Deloitte and Touche before holding senior positions in corporate South Africa and the South African government. Her experience covers a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, private banking, and the public sector, both locally and internationally, including Wall Street.
Fatima’s academic background is equally impressive, having earned a Master’s degree in Economics, Industrial and Labour Studies, HR and OD from the University of Natal, an Honours degree in Applied Psychology from Wits, and an undergraduate degree in Social Sciences from the University of Natal.
During her career, Fatima has held a number of executive positions, including Executive Director: Corporate Services at the City of Cape Town, Executive: Corporate Services at the JDA, Regional HR executive at Telkom, GM of Absa Private Bank, Chief of Shared Services at SITA, and Assistant GM at Smarte Carte.
Fatima has been appointed by the Minister of Basic Education, to Chair the ICT Advisory Committee to the Minister of Basic Education (DBE) and the Director- General of the DBE. She has previously served on the Board of SEDA, having been appointed by the Minister of Trade and Industry and currently serves on the boards of a number of companies where she sits on various board committees as well chairing these like them. In addition to being on the boards of companies, she also serves on boards of NPOs like The Bag Factory and The Gauteng Cricket Board.