Gauteng Women in Insurance (GWII) is an organisation which was founded in 2013, by eight business-leading ladies in the short-term insurance industry, to enhance the position of women in the short-term insurance industry in Gauteng, South Africa.
It is a forum to facilitate networking opportunities, develop members’ personal and professional goals and to promote and debate insurance and other relevant issues.
GWII boasts a membership base that includes insurance specialists, underwriters, administrators, brokers, adjusters, insurers, reinsurers, UMA specialists, and industry service providers.
GWII COMMITTEE

PRESIDENT
KYNDRA ROBERTSON
Sales Operations Manager
Genasys Technologies

DEPUTY PRESIDENT
VELENE PETERS
CEO
Charter Risk Underwriting Managers

COMMITTEE MEMBER
MICHELLE SCHREUDER-RANKIN
Director
FAnews and GWII Founding Member

GWII TREASURER
CARLA JORDAN
Founding Member

COMMITTEE MEMBER
EASVARIE NAIDOO
Lloyd’s Representative & Head of Compliance
Lloyd’s South Africa

COMMITTEE MEMBER
LEIGH MEYER
Assistant Marketing Manager
QSURE

COMMITTEE MEMBER
NADIA GOUWS
Senior Client Manager
JHB Commercial
Aon South Africa

COMMITTEE MEMBER
MEGAN BRINK
Accounts Executive
Garrun Group

COMMITTEE MEMBER
VIANCA VAN ASWEGEN
Business Development Broker Consultant
Auto & General

COMMITTEE MEMBER
BIANCA RADZILANI
Executive Head: Insurance Partnerships
Bryte Insurance Company

COMMITTEE MEMBER
SHANAAZ CAJEE
Senior Underwriter Accident & Health
Chubb Insurance South Africa

COMMITTEE MEMBER
VEEROSHA SUKDEV
Client Relationship Manager Gauteng
Global Choices

COMMITTEE MEMBER
MARGARET HANDY
Sales Executive
Nautical Underwriting Managers

COMMITTEE MEMBER
CANDICE MCLACHLAN
Chief Commercial Officer
O’Keeffe & Swartz Consultants
GWII PAST PRESIDENTS

PAST PRESIDENT
CATHERINE ALBERTYN
2024

PAST PRESIDENT
SHAAZIA KHAN
2023

PAST PRESIDENT
CATHERINE NAIDOO
2022

PAST PRESIDENT
CATHERINE PIENAAR
2020 - 2021

PAST PRESIDENT
RIANET WHITEHEAD
2019
Founding Member

PAST PRESIDENT
NICKY EVELEIGH
2017 - 2018

PAST CHAIRLADY
CHARLENE WEBSTER
2015 - 2016
Founding Member

PAST CHAIRLADY
ANNELOT SCHRIJVER
2013 - 2014
Founding Member
GWII PAST DEPUTY PRESIDENTS

PAST DEPUTY PRESIDENT
WILMINE PRINSLOO
2020 - 2021

PAST DEPUTY PRESIDENT
MICHELLE-DEE COETZEE
2020

PAST DEPUTY PRESIDENT
KERRY VAN NIEKERK
2019
GWII PAST COMMITTEE MEMBERS

COMMITTEE MEMBER
SHARON MVUDUDU
2022 - 2024

COMMITTEE MEMBER
PAULETTE KHUMALO
2024

COMMITTEE MEMBER
MOLEBATSI LANGA
2023

COMMITTEE MEMBER
SHERRI-ANNE STEYN
2023

COMMITTEE MEMBER
TANYA MOROKA
2023

COMMITTEE MEMBER
PATIENCE BALOYI
2021 - 2023

COMMITTEE MEMBER
NANCY DANSO
2021 - 2023

COMMITTEE MEMBER
MILESHA CHETTY
2020 - 2023

COMMITTEE MEMBER
TERASHNI PILLAY
2020 - 2022

COMMITTEE MEMBER
MAGESH NAIDOO
2019

COMMITTEE MEMBER
TINASHE NYAMWEDA
2019

COMMITTEE MEMBER
TRACY HURST
2018

COMMITTEE MEMBER
TAMMY JACKSON
2017 - 2021

COMMITTEE MEMBER
ZANELE DINTWA
2017 - 2018

COMMITTEE MEMBER
NOMUSA RAMUSHU
2015 - 2018

COMMITTEE MEMBER
TOVE SITHOLE
2014 - 2019

COMMITTEE MEMBER
MICHAELA PHILLIPS
2013 - 2017
Founding Member

COMMITTEE MEMBER
JANINE SMITH
2013 - 2016
Founding Member

COMMITTEE MEMBER
JUNIA MORARE
2013 - 2016
Founding Member