Prof. Edward Kieswetter was appointed Commissioner & Chief Executive of the South African Revenue Service in 2019. Due to his impactful contribution in his current role, along with an impressive record in the Public & Private sector, Kieswetter has, during this term as Commissioner, been appointed to numerous prestigious international roles, amongst others Vice Chair of the OECD Global Forum and most recently as the Chair of the WCO.
Experienced in international and domestic governance leadership, Edward served in the role of Board Chairman, Non-Executive Director and several Board Committees in the public, private and civil sectors. He held several senior leadership roles, including that of Group Chief Executive at Alexander Forbes.
He has appointments as a Professor of Practice at Northwest University and well as Visiting Professor at Free State University, and the Da Vinci Institute of Leadership. As a committed servant leader, he remains involved in teaching leadership at post graduate level.
As a Reflective Practitioner, Teacher and Ethical Leader, he is widely recognised with several industry and academic awards. He remains committed to Stewardship as the ultimate leadership purpose.