Delivering a premium campus and a multi-year enrolment ramp demands deep educational, property-development, financial and operational leadership. Crownstone is led by an experienced board combining executive directors across education, finance and property with independent non-executive oversight.
Board of directors
|
Director |
Role |
|---|---|
|
Dr Michael Harrington |
Chairman |
|
Sarah Ndlovu |
Chief Executive Officer |
|
David Mensah |
Finance Director |
|
Catherine van der Merwe |
Director of Education |
|
Kingsley Mwale |
Director of Property Development |
|
Prof. Rebecca Williams |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
|
John Petersen |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
Governance framework
The board is supported by an audit-and-risk committee (financial controls, covenant compliance, enrolment and liquidity risk), an education committee (academic quality, curriculum and outcomes), and a social-and-ethics committee (B-BBEE, ESG, safeguarding and community impact). This framework covers the reporting and covenant obligations attached to the development-finance and bank facilities, and the safeguarding and regulatory obligations specific to operating a school and boarding establishment.
|
Committee |
Mandate |
Cadence |
|---|---|---|
|
Board |
Strategy, capital, appointments, performance |
Quarterly |
|
Audit & risk |
Controls, covenants, enrolment & liquidity |
Quarterly |
|
Education |
Academic quality, curriculum, safeguarding |
Termly |
|
Social & ethics |
B-BBEE, ESG, scholarships, community |
Half-yearly |
- Audit & risk committee — financial controls, covenant compliance, enrolment and liquidity monitoring.
- Education committee — academic quality, curriculum, safeguarding and learner outcomes.
- Social & ethics committee — B-BBEE, ESG reporting, scholarships and community impact.