Shirley Machaba

Biography
Shirley Machaba is a South African Chartered Accountant. She was the 1st woman Chief Executive Officer for PwC Southern African. https://www.pwc.co.za/en/about-us/integrated-report/transcript-shirley-machaba-role-of-the-za-ceo.html[]

Quotes

 * "Having been with PwC for the best part of two decades, I’m in the fortunate position of understanding the firm, and knowing the challenges - and opportunities - it faces. I have an opportunity and a responsibility to make decisions that are going to be in the interests of the firm, both in the short and long term."
 * "After many years of being ranked as the world’s number one nation when it comes to auditing and reporting standards, South Africa’s reputation has been tarnished by the string of recent corporate scandals, with auditors standing accused of failing to spot the potential for corporate failings or accounting scandals. The extent to which this is warranted, or can be described as an audit profession failure rather than a wider business issue, is open to some debate. What is clear, is that the profession has work to do in rebuilding and regaining this lost trust."
 * by PwC South Africa, Retrieved 11 November 2023