The role of ethics in business

Ms Mtoba joined Deloitte & Touche in 1988 and is now a Partner in the Financial Institutions Team, the first black woman to be so appointed among the leading South African accounting firms.

She manages the audits of large corporate treasuries, and local and international financial institutions, including a large parastatal organisation. Her expertise covers a wide range of areas within financial institutions, including banking, development finance and treasury operations.

She is the first woman President of the Association for the Advancement of Accountants (ABASA) in southern Africa and the past Chairperson of the Association’s Johannesburg branch. ABASA’s mission is to embark on programmes and activities to redress inequalities and create access to and opportunities for blacks in South Africa’s accounting professions. She is a Board member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, and a member of the Institute’s Transformation Committee.