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Tasneem has been on the Absa Group Board as an independent non-executive director since 1 February 2018. She is a member of the Group Risk and Capital Management Committee (GRCMC) and Group Audit and Compliance Committee (GACC).

Tasneem has resigned from the Absa Bank Board as an independent non-executive director on 31 July 2026. She also served as the Chairman of the Group Audit and Compliance Committee (GACC) and was a member of the Directors’ Affairs Committee (DAC) until 31 July 2026.

Tasneem started her career at Deloitte in KwaZulu-Natal.
She then moved to the University of the Witwatersrand, where she was a lecturer in auditing from 2003 to 2006.
In 2006 she rejoined Deloitte and is a former member of the Deloitte South Africa board.
Tasneem is a non-executive director of Reunert Limited, Bid Corporation Limited and Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Qualifications: B Com; CA (SA)

Tasneem has been on the Absa Group Board as an independent non-executive director since 1 February 2018. She is a member of the Group Risk and Capital Management Committee (GRCMC) and Group Audit and Compliance Committee (GACC).

Tasneem has resigned from the Absa Bank Board as an independent non-executive director on 31 July 2026. She also served as the Chairman of the Group Audit and Compliance Committee (GACC) and was a member of the Directors’ Affairs Committee (DAC) until 31 July 2026.

Tasneem started her career at Deloitte in KwaZulu-Natal.
She then moved to the University of the Witwatersrand, where she was a lecturer in auditing from 2003 to 2006.
In 2006 she rejoined Deloitte and is a former member of the Deloitte South Africa board.
Tasneem is a non-executive director of Reunert Limited, Bid Corporation Limited and Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Qualifications: B Com; CA (SA)