Dr Maholwana went on to hold the positions of co-founder and group CEO within Africa HealthCare Group and inaugural CEO of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital before joining Performance Health. Her work involved several collaborative partnerships in Canada, the United States, China, Brazil and the United Kingdom.

Her vast experience in the healthcare sector across the continent and various international markets includes multinational executive leaderships, and hospital operationalisation and management in both private and public healthcare sectors. She has a deep understanding of medicine management, medical marketing and clinical research practices, medical education activities, negotiating with regulatory authorities as well as networking with external partners and international funders.

Dr Maholwana has a particular interest in collaborations and partnerships that result in fully integrated, best practice healthcare services underpinned by robust medical information systems.

She is a former Tutu Fellow and holds a MBChB from the University of Natal, as well as a MSc in Medical Bioethics and Health Law from Wits University among other internationally obtained qualifications.

She joins Performance Health following a long-standing leadership position at Roche Products where she headed up several business units including regulatory, market access, quality assurance, communications and corporate affairs, gaining significant experience in collaborating and strategizing with various stakeholders across the health spectrum on local and global platforms. During her time here Ms Xiphu played an instrumental role in transforming the company’s relationships with key stakeholders in the private and public sectors and developing the business model to address country-specific health challenges.

Prior to this, Ms Xiphu spent close on eight years at the South African National Department of Health where she gained invaluable professional experience in her roles as Deputy Director: Medical Services Medicines Regulatory Authority and Director: Operations & Administration Medicines Regulatory Authority.

Ms Xiphu holds a BSc in Zoology from George Washington University and a MSc in Biotechnology from the Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as well as an MBA in Business Sciences from the University of Pretoria, among other qualifications.