SAPA Directors
 Mr James McKerrell |
As chairman of SAPA, James has to strategically focus the efforts of the EXCO to enhance the profile of the Association, increase membership, and also engage with other international payroll Associations to form a “global body”. He enjoys MC’ing the annual conferences and workshops that SAPA hosts as this gives him an opportunity to engage with the members. James is passionate about having payroll professionals recognized as professionals and spends much time lobbying for this cause. James is pleased to be involved with the Association’s endeavour to become the accreditation body of payroll professionals in SA. jamesm@crs.co.za |
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 Ms Val Forrest |
Position: Executive Director and Administrator of the S. A. Payroll Association for the last 8 years during which time I have represented the Payroll Industry at the Services SETA and have served on the Chamber Board and on the SSETA Council. Prior Position: National Salaries Administrator – Sharp Electronics, Head Office, Cape Town - 10 years Previous Positions: I have been in HR/Payroll Administrator positions since 1965 Val@payrollassociation.co.za |
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| Mrs Lavinthra Haripersad |
Lavinthra.Haripersad@za.nampak.com |
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 Mr Steve Krause |
Steve is an independant tax specialist in the field of PAYE, he is a Director of the South African Payroll Association. Steve is a well-known presenter in his field and has appeared on numerous occasions on Summit TV and regularlysubmits tax articles for publication through Tax Talk and Payroll World, toname a few. Steve is the senior lecturer of the Advance Diploma in Payroll Taxation, offered by the International Institute for Tax & Accounting in conjunction withthe Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Steve prefers to interact with his audience to ensure that practical application can be found to the complexities of tax laws. 083 627 4777 |
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 Ms Sheila Leyde |
sheila.leyde@accenture.com |
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 Mr Eric Loubser |
Since I started working in 1971 I was directly or indirectly involved with the processing of salaries and wages for the last 40 years. I have experience in manual calculations as well as electronic calculation of remuneration. I was involved with the implementation of electronic remuneration systems from two angles, being the user as well as being the service provider. I have also held the position of National Support Manager for a payroll supplier for a number of years. My payroll career has also taken me to the UK where I spent some time adapting payrolls to the needs of the clients and installing these in a bureau environment. I was also instrumental in adapting the payroll courses of the Institute of Pensions and Payroll Managers (IPPM) in the UK to South African standards for Payroll Education. I have also been involved with industrial relations, union negotiations, retirement funds and negotiations with workplace forums. Currently I hold the position of Senior Manager: Human Resources, with the portfolio of remuneration and benefits at Credit Guarantee Insurance Corporation of Africa Ltd. I have been in this position since 1 July 1997. I am also a member elected trustee on the retirement fund. 011 889 7574 |
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 Ms Cathie Webb |
Science teacher turned business woman, Cathie started her business career in accounting and payroll Software Support. It was while implementing payroll systems for client that she saw the financial risks run by companies employing unqualified payroll staff and identified a training requirement. Cathie has been passionate about the professionalising of payroll administrators ever since. A director of the South African Payroll Association, and Vice-Chair of the Payroll Author’s Group, Cathie has committed much of her personal time to payroll qualifications, first in the co-writing of unit standards, now approved by SAQA as 2 national qualifications, and then in the creation of the first eLearning payroll qualification in Africa, and one of only 2 in the world. Cathie is now Chief Operations Officer for Accsys. She is determined to open the possibilities of a career in payroll to others who enjoy both people and working with figures. cwebb@jhb.accsys.co.za |