Sizwe Nxasana has served as the CEO of FirstRand Limited since 2010 – a position he retires from at the end of September. His next venture will be in chairing the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). Previously he served as the CEO of Telkom from 1998 to 2005, the National President of then-Absa Group (1994-1998) and the chairman of Sars Audit Committee among other positions. He is a Chartered Accountant.

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