Xoliswa Daku

ITIC Speaker
Xoliswa Daku
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Daku Group

Successful Business Leadership,legal passion and corporate governance specialist are some of the attributes that are used to describe the property mogul that is Xoliswa Daku. She is the Founder and CEO of DAKU (PTY) Ltd, a 20-year-old privately held entity with subsidiaries in property, law and energy. Daku Properties focuses on property development, facilities, and asset management. Her property development vision is to develop corridors of excellence, turn small towns into economic hubs, and redevelop underutilized properties.

Whilst Daku Legal focusses on mergers and acquisitions and Daku Energy specializes in investment for energy efficiency and development. She is an astute Lawyer, with 26 years experience, the Chair of SEDA and Deputy Chair of the University of the Western Cape, holding LLM, EMBA and various international post grad business diplomas in her bag.

Daku has served on various boards for the past 26 years specializing on governance, institutional framework, FDI, trade and industry. Her company footprint is nationwide and carries an international flavour. She has worked with multinationals globally, seeking opportunities for the growth of the country. Her generosity and community development approach describes where she comes from.