Len Konar

Doctor Len Konar is a chartered accountant and was previously executive director of the Independent Development Trust where he was, amongst other activities, responsible for the Internal Audit and Investments Portfolios. Prior to that, he was Professor and Head of the Department of Accountancy at the University of Durban-Westville. He also lectured to graduate students at various South African Universities. He is a member of the King Committee on Corporate Governance, the Corporate Governance Forum, the Institute of Directors and the National Association of Corporate Directors (USA). Dr Konar is a past independent non-executive director of Alexander Forbes, Sappi, and Exxaro Resources. He has also Chaired or served on the Audit Committees of some of these boards. Currently, he serves as an independent non-executive director of Credit Suisse and Guardrisk. He is the past Chair of the Ministerial Panel for the Review of Accountants and Auditors in South Africa, co-chair of the Independent Oversight Panel of the World Bank (2009 – 2010) and the past Chairman and member of the External Audit Committee of the International Monetary Fund in Washington (2004 – 2007), as well as a member of the 2010 Safeguards Panel of the IMF and a member of the Ethics Panel of the United Nations Ethics Committee. He has participated in seminars and workshops internationally and also published journal articles and contributions to books. He is a mentor / supervisor to PhD and MBA candidates at GIBS, as well as MBA candidates at WITS Business School and other local Universities, and a presenter on the Executive Leadership Programmes at GIBS, WBS and Duke University Corporate Education.