Wendy Luhabe

Background

Luhabe, Wendy was born on May 29, 1957 in Johannesburg, Republic South Africa. Daughter of Stanley and Adelaide (Bulana) Luhabe.

Education

She graduated in Arts from the University of Fort Hare (1977) and in Commerce from the University of Lesotho (1981).

Career

After working for 10 years for corporations internationally she decided to dedicate her life to empower African women in business. After 10 years of national and international corporate experience with f.e. Bayerische Motoren Werke she founded "Bridging the Gap" in 1991, a consulting firm working on both sides corporate equation: On the one hand to prepare young black South Africans to enter the world of work, on the other hand to support South African companies how to integrate them into their corporate business.

Most Wendy is known for her vision in founding the Women Investment Holdings Holdings in 1993: initiating the participation of women in the economic landscape of South Africa.

She launched the first fund to provide capital to women-owned business in South Africa with an R120 million private equite fund. She was awarded as one of the 50 Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World and Global Leader of Tomorrow of the World Economics Forum inaugurated as a Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg in 2006.

Achievements

• Wendy Luhabe has been listed as a noteworthy Marketing executive, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Management Association.

Connections

1 child, Lumko.

Father:

Stanley Luhabe

Mother:

Adelaide (Bulana) Luhabe

child:

Lumko Luhabe