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Before founding Ayavuna in 2004, she ran T.H. Nyasulu & Associates, a marketing and research company she started in 1984 after working for Unilever for six years.
A highly experienced non-executive director, Hixonia has served on the boards of South African blue-chip companies since 1992. She attended the International Programme for Board Members at the world-renowned Institute of Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland, which exposed her to corporate governance models in various countries.
Born in 1954 in South Africa, Hixonia has a BA in Social Work and an Honours Degree in Psychology. She also holds an Executive Leadership Development Programme Certificate from the Arthur D Little Management Education Institute in Massachusetts.
She currently serves as a member of the Banking Enquiry Panel, appointed by the South African Competition Commission to investigate charges in the retail banking sector, access to the National Payment System and competition in the sector.
She is a director of Anglo Platinum Ltd, Barloworld Ltd, Sasol Ltd and Tongaat-Hulett Group Ltd, and a member of the JP Morgan SA Advisory Board.
Hixonia is married with three sons and enjoys reading, public speaking and travel with her family. | 