Advocate Michelle Odayan
Daybreak Deputy Chairperson, Lead Independent NED, HR & Remuneration Committee Chairperson
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of Natal,Durban 1993
- Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Natal,Durban 1991
- Clinical Law and Procedure, University of Natal,Durban 1994
- Course Work towards LLM: Trial Advocacy,Advanced Labour Law and Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution,
Professional Designation
Advocate of the High Court of South Africa
Board position highlights
Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Fibre Process& Manufacturing Sector Education & Training Authority with an annualbudget of approximately 500m per annum.
Ministerial Appointee since April 2020 – present.
Chairperson, GRIPP. The Gender Responsive Resilience andIntersectionality in Policy and Practice Project. is a global collaboration andknowledge-exchange project managed at Durban University of Technology (DUT) bythe Gender Justice, Health, and Human Development Research Directorate incollaboration with the University of London 2020 – present.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/risk-disaster-reduction/research-projects/2020/nov/genderresponsive-resilience-intersectionality-policy-and-practice
Chairperson, Indiba - Africa Group (PTY LTD), 2010 -present.
Board Director, Legal Aid of South Africa, Budget of 2billion per annum. Ministerial Appointee since 2019 – present.
Deputy Chair of Legal Services Committee.
Chairperson, People Opposing Women Abuse, POWA, 2016 –December 2022. https://www.powa.co.za
Gender Based Violence in the World of Work Academy, Faculty,Turin 2017-2018
Board Director, Fibre, Process & Manufacturing SectorEducation Authority, Ministerial Appointee 2011 - 2019.
Chair of Projects, Finance and ICT Subcommittee and AuditCommittee Member 2011 – 2018
Board Director and Founder, African Centre for JusticeInnovation, 2013 – 2018.
Chairperson, CourtConsult Africa, 2012 - 2018.
Ministerial Appointee to the National Task Team on SexualOffences Legislation & the Re-establishment of Sexual Offences Courts, 2012– 2015.
Faculty Member, Business Law & Ethics, Manchester MBAProgramme, Foundation for Professional Development, 2013 - 2016.
Founding Board Director, Play Africa, Children’s Museum,2013 - 2017.
CCMA accredited Mediator & Arbitrator on the SouthAfrican Local Government Bargaining Council, SALGBC (Gauteng 2000 - 2010,KwaZulu Natal 2012 - 2015), The Land Mediation Panel (2004 – 2009) and TheMotor Industry Bargaining Council (2007 - 2015)
Advisory Committee Member, President’s Working Group onWomen, 2006 - 2008.
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