The Innovation Hub, the innovation Agency of the Gauteng Province and an agency of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency strategically tasked with driving innovation and entrepreneurship is pleased to announce the appointment of Komathie Govender as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).  Effective 03 February 2025, Govender succeeds Ms Beverly Mmamedupi Nkwana who stepped down as the acting CFO to pursue career endeavours.

A highly skilled Chartered Accountant, Govender has over 15 years’ experience in executive management roles with a 10-year clean audit track record; and has, in the recent past served in various Boards and Committees, namely the Gauteng Film Commission’s Board and audit committee and the IRBA Investigating Committee. Govender’s extensive experience has placed her in key leadership roles where she served as Chief Financial Officer in organisations such as the Gauteng Partnership Fund, SENTECH, Onderstepoort Biological Products and the Auditor-General of South Africa, where she excelled in strategic leadership, strategic business and planning, financial and supply chain management, policy formulation and strategies, budget management and change management, including stakeholder management proving her to be the ideal appointment for The Innovation Hub’s (TIH) commitment to building a stable and progressive entity that is seamless in its operations in delivering on its mandate as the key driver of innovation and entrepreneurship in Gauteng.

“Ms Komathie Govender, joins us at a pivotal time in our organisation; allowing her the liberty to fully demonstrate her expertise and make a meaningful contribution to our continuous efforts to build and operate a steady and results driven operation that excels in the advancement of South Africa’s innovation and entrepreneurship landscape. The Innovation Hub Board and team, extend a warm welcome to Ms Komathie and look forward to working closely with her and wish her well in her journey with us, says TIH CEO Bangani Mpangalasane.”

Thrilled about her recent appointment, Govender expressed her enthusiasm and commitment to being an integral part of The Innovation Hub’s success and the achievements of the entities fiscal objectives, whilst providing strategic leadership direction, management, policy development, compliance and a continued clean audit track record. “I am excited at the opportunity to positively impact the innovation and entrepreneurship agenda of our country and look forward to work with the dynamic leadership of the Innovation Hub in my tenure as the incoming CFO, I am thankful of the tremendous work already achieved by the Hub’s executive leadership and my predecessor’s Beverly Mmamedupi Nkwana and all the CFOs that served before her , commented Ms Govender, CFO of The Innovation Hub.