Mavuso was appointed to the board on 26 March 2011. He has 28 years’ experience in management at executive level, and was involved in the successful transformation and restructuring of several state-owned entities over a period of 16 years until 2010.

He held several senior positions in public sector organisations, including South African Tourism, South African National Parks and the State IT Agency (SITA), where he successively served as chief executive officer. He also worked for a couple of South African non-governmental organisations. Mavuso retired from the civil service in 2010 following a three-year stint as Director-General at the Department of Home Affairs. He served as the CEO of the Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundation.

Before the onset of democracy on South Africa, he worked for international development agencies, the World University Service of Canada and CARE International which posted him to Ethiopia and Kenya, respectively, as their country representative. He also held senior management positions with the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Food Programme. Currently, Mavuso serves on various civic society, environmental management and private sector boards. He is a co-founder of African Parks Network and its Emeritus Board Member. Mavuso is the immediate-past chairman of Corruption Watch and is a public commentator on good governance, and against corruption.