ZYDA RYLANDS (56)
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: WOOLWORTHS SOUTH AFRICA
CA (SA)

Chief Executive Officer of Woolworths South Africa; member of the WHL Risk and Compliance, Social and Ethics and Sustainability Committees; member of the Woolworths South Africa and Woolworths Financial Services Boards.

Zyda joined Woolworths South Africa in 1996 working in the finance and store operation teams until her appointment as the People and Transformation Director in 2005, followed by her appointment as Chief Operating Officer: Support Services in 2008 and Chief Executive Officer of Woolworths South Africa in September 2015. She was appointed to the WHL Board in August 2006.

Zyda served as Chairperson of the Audit Committee for Parliamentary Services and as a Chairperson and non-executive director of the Open Society Foundation for South Africa, the Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention (CJCP) and The Centre for Survivors of Violence and Torture.

Other directorships and memberships include: African Capital Property Portfolio, Peregrine, Peregrine IQ, Gwaing Property Development, National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency and the Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention.