UCT GSB School Leadership
Strategic leadership and administrative management team
UCT GSB Management Committee
Committed to upholding and promoting the UCT GSB’s vision, mission and values.
The UCT GSB senior management team (MANCO) sets and executes the school's strategic framework by providing strong tactical, academic, financial, systems & operational leadership to shape the direction of the school.
Ms Juanita Booth
Operations Manager
Juanita Booth leads Operations and Logistics, managing multistakeholder relationships, service providers and a contracted hotel operator.
Mr Rayner Canning
Business Development Director
Rayner Canning leads the Business Development Unit with a focus on recruiting and retaining key Executive Education and Study Tour clients, fostering new initiatives, and stewarding UCT GSB’s market share and revenue.
Mr Willie du Plooy
Senior IT Manager
Willie du Plooy oversees all aspects of the UCT GSB Information and Communication Technology (ICT), providing direction, advice, and cutting-edge ICT solutions.
Dr Catherine Duggan
Director of UCT Graduate School of Business
Catherine Duggan is Director (Dean) of the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (GSB).
Dr Caitlin Ferreira
MBA Programme Director
Dr Caitlin Ferreira holds a PhD in Industrial Marketing from the Luleå University of Technology where she focused on the intersection between marketing and entrepreneurship and the changing nature of entrepreneurship.
Prof Sean Gossel
Deputy Director : Curriculum
Professor Sean Gossel is the Deputy Director: Curriculum at the UCT GSB.
Prof Ralph Hamann
Deputy Director : Faculty and Research
Ralph is a professor at the UCT Graduate School of Business and works on business sustainability and social innovation and entrepreneurship.
Dr Wikus Kruger
Director: Power Futures Lab
Dr Wikus Kruger is the Power Futures Lab Director, based at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business.
Prof Hamieda Parker
GSB Transformation Forum Chair
Professor Hamieda Parker lectures the Operations Management core course and the Global Supply Chain Management elective course on the MBA programme.
Ms Lucille van Eeden
Senior HR Business Partner
Lucille van Eeden, Senior Human Resources Business Partner, provides a pro-active and integrated HR service, making significant impacts in managing change, formulating policy, initiating and driving employee engagement, and introducing wellness initiatives.
Mr Karo Wilson
Finance Manager
Karo Wilson is a key member of the Finance Department and senior administrative team with a skill set that encompasses financial management, financial systems design and implementation, identifying risks and overcoming business obstacles.