Dr. Khathu Ramukumba serves as the CEO of Cardinal. A man of letters, Dr. Ramukumba graduated several qualifications, including B Com Hons (Financial Accounting) with CTA from the University of Kwazulu Natal; a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from Henley Business school; and A PhD in Leadership from the University of Pretoria, amongst others. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, admitted in 2010.
On completion of his articles, he joined Ellerines Holdings in a position of Senior Internal Auditor from August 2006 to October 2006, and his career never looked back. Time and space just will not allow for enumeration of all his career accomplishments, save to mention that in June 2011, Dr. Ramukumba joined the National Youth Development Agency and held a position of Chief Financial Officer until 01 February 2014 when he was appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer, a position he held until 31 October 2017 when he resigned. Dr Ramukumba also served as the Managing Director of Afro Wealth Investment Properties PTY (LTD) from 01 November 2017 until 01 January 2019. He then joined the Chemicals Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA) as Chief Executive Officer in February 2019, a position he held until September 2020. He then had a short stint as Group Chief Financial Officer of the South African Post Office from October 2020 to December 2020. He then joined the University of South Africa (Unisa) in February 2021 in the role of Vice Principal: Finance and Business Enterprise, a position he held until 31 March 2024. In addition to being CEO: Cardinal, Dr Ramukumba is currently the Executive Chairman of Afro Wealth Holdings PTY (LTD), a company he founded in 2015 which is a holding company to a number of subsidiaries.
Dr. Ramukumba has wealth of experience in the corporate boards roles. Dr Ramukumba currently serves as the Chairperson of the Board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and the Chairperson of the Musina Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ). Amongst others, he also serves as the Chairperson of the Audit and Risk Committee of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature. He also currently serves as an Audit and Risk Committee member of the Northwest Provincial Government Shared Audit Committee, Mpumalanga Provincial Health Department and Mpumalanga Provincial Treasury Audit and Risk Committees.