Neo Hlatshwayo

Neo is the Accountancy Education Standard Setting Lead at IFAC. He is a Chartered Accountant (South Africa), who holds a master’s degree in accounting sciences from the University of South Africa (Unisa). He previously worked at the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA), in regularity audit, then in the learning and development space, primarily coordinating workplace-based initial professional development initiatives for prospective accountants, as well coordinating the specialized program for prospective registered auditors.

Neo serves on a South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) working group that coordinates practical experience requirements for membership. He most recently worked as the Technical Director for the African Professionalisation Initiative. In his various roles, Neo has had the opportunity to exercise his deep passion for capacity building and to contribute to the next generation of accountancy leaders.