Nadine Moodie named to Stellenbosch University Council

Ms Nadine Moodie, a management and strategy consultant, has been elected as a member of the Council of Stellenbosch University (SU). Two members are selected by Council, while the rest are representatives of various University Stakeholders such as the Convocation, donors, Senate, those appointed by the Minister of Higher Education, the Student Representative Council, etc.

Moodie, an alumnus of the University and a former student leader, will serve on Council for the period 18 June 2019 until 17 June 2023.

Says Moodie: “I feel honoured and humbled to have been elected to serve on Council and am looking forward to giving back to the SU, a place that aided me in my development and gave me exposure to so many areas of leadership and learning."

A senior associate at Step Advisory, a boutique management consulting firm, Moodie is a management and strategy consultant advising clients in financial services. Previous employment includes senior communications specialist at McKinsey & Company where she was co-responsible for, managing projects across Africa and also spent time working on advanced analytics projects in North America.

Moodie also interned at Media24 upon completion of her studies in 2012.

At SU, she obtained the degrees BPhil (Journalism) and BA (International Studies). She matriculated from the St Cyprian's School in Cape Town

Amongst others, Moodie was named among the Mail & Guardian's Top 200 Young South Africans in 2017 (Business and Entrepreneurship category), while she also received the SU's Vice-Chancellor's Award for Service and Leadership (2009).

Mr George Steyn, Chairperson of Council, says that Council is looking forward to Moodie's expert contributions to Council activities. “Not only can we tap into Ms Moodie's expertise as management and strategy consultant in her own right, but as she has completed her studies at the University not that long ago, she will be able to provide valuable and energetic insights into the lives of young people in the country."

• Mr Ainsley Moos, a member of the executive team of the financial services company, African Rainbow Capital, is the other member selected by Council. He was elected to Council in 2014 and currently serves as the Deputy-Chairperson