HSRC Integrated Annual Report 2018/2019

Ms Abdoll is a Charted Accountant and previously occupied the position of Chief Audit Executive (CAE) at PetroSA SOC Ltd where she managed an effective Internal Audit Department. Her experience and expertise spans across the areas of corporate governance, risk management, finance, internal and external auditing in both private and public sector. She has and continues to serve on boards and audit committees of various organisations. Prof. Cheryl Hendricks was previously professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Johannesburg (UJ). Prior to taking up the professorship at UJ, she dedicated eight years of service to the Institute for Security Studies, where she was a Senior Research Fellow in the Conflict Management and Peacebuilding Programme, and head of the Southern African Human Security Programme. She also worked at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, Centre for Conflict Resolution and spent many years teaching in the Political Studies Department of the University of the Western Cape. Prof. Hendricks has worked with intergovernmental organisations (e.g. AU, SADC, UNWomen), research institutes (e.g. ISS, CODESRIA, Africa Leadership Centre – Nairobi) and civil society organisations (e.g. Club of Madrid and Africa Forum (former heads of state), SADC Gender Protocol Alliance, Isis Wicce). Prof. Hendricks has gathered substantive insights into conflict management, security, gender, governance and peacebuilding, consistently delivering extensive contributions to society by way of her institutional and academic citizenship and professional associations. Her widely published works and presentations include constructive views on Peace and Security in Africa, Women Peace and Security, Security Sector Reform and Governance, Regional Security Architectures, South African Engagement in Post-Conflict Development and on Decolonisation of Knowledge. Prof. Cheryl Hendricks Executive Director: AISA Ms Crystal Abdoll Group Executive: Shared Services PART C: GOVERNANCE 58 / HSRC INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2018/19