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she received the Citation of Integrity Award from
the Airline Pilots Association of South Africa (APLA-
SA), for having stood by her truth in the SAA deal.

Prof. Deon Rossouw
CEO, The Ethics
Institute Dr. Anthony Turton
Prof. Deon Rossouw is the CEO of The Ethics Environmental
Institute (based in Pretoria) and an Extraordinary Advisor, Speaker
Professor in Philosophy at the University of and Author
Stellenbosch. Deon is an internationally recognised
expert in Business Ethics and the Ethics of Corporate Dr. Turton is a specialist in the field of strategic risk
Governance and published several books as assessment, with a current interest in understanding
well as academic articles in leading international the risks associated with water as a foundation of
journals. He was the Founding President of the the national economy. This is where his key skills
Business Ethics Network of Africa (BEN-Africa) lie in helping clients to understand the changing
and served as President of the International nature of risk arising from systemic failure of
Society of Business, Economics and Ethics (ISBEE). critical sub-systems. He is currently working with
Deon is a member of the King Committee for commercial real estate developers to mitigate
Corporate Governance in South Africa. He has their risk arising from failing infrastructure. The
been recognised as a Chartered Director by the recipient of the SABMiller Nick Steele Memorial
Institute of Directors of South Africa. He chairs the award for Top Environmentalist of the Year (2010),
Social and Ethics Committee Forum of the IoDSA. Anthony was recognised for his work on acid-
mine drainage as a strategic problem. He was
awarded the Habitat Council Conservation award
in 2009 for his ‘principled stance in defence of
the public to be informed of the truth… and the
courage displayed in publishing the state of our
Cynthia Stimpel water resources, thereby refusing to compromise
Author, Whistle- his scientific integrity’. He is past Vice President
blower and of the International Water Resource Association
Motivational (IWRA) and is also a Professor at the Centre for
Speaker Environmental Management at the University
of Free State. Anthony is an author with many
Cynthia had a long career in banking (33). For the scientific publications to his name including an
last 10 years she was at SAA, in the capacity of autobiography called Shaking Hands with Billy that
Financial Risk Manager, and the last 2 years as documents the role he played working behind the
the Group Treasurer. Her highest qualification is scenes in ending the protracted conflict that had
an MBA. In 2019, she started a support group for engulfed SA in the 1980s, which gave rise to the
whistleblowers in SA and is campaigning for the CODESA process and thus our new democratic
Rights and Plights for Whistle Blowers through her dispensation. It is based on this book that he talks
company, the Citizens of Conscience Foundation. about leadership and complex problem solving
She is also a motivational speaker, speaking on her under conditions of uncertainty, where no previous
story as a whistleblower and on ‘making a difference experience can be used to guide current decision
where you are’. She is also a yoga instructor for making. Anthony has served in a leadership
adults and children. She is a board member on role at a number of international institutions
four Boards. She volunteers at Accountability Now including Founding Member and past President
and Radio Veritas and does community work. She of the Universities Partnership for Transboundary
bakes artisan baked bread called ‘Granny’s Bread’, Waters; Executive Director of the International
and is the author of Hijackers on Board, recently Water Resource Association; Deputy Governor
published on the SAA saga. On 20 March 2019,

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