Navitha Sewpersadh

Navitha Singh Sewpersadh CA(SA) ACMA CGMA, is a double board certified chartered accountant (SAICA and CIMA) who also holds a Master’s degree in Accountancy. Navitha also serves as a reviewer for accredited international journals namely, International Journal of Finance and Economics, Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science; Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies and African journal of business and economic research.

After holding various senior management positions in the public sector, Navitha moved to the private sector and worked for Mondi Ltd before finally pursuing an academic career in UKZN. She lectures advanced accounting in the postgraduate degree in Accountancy, which prepares students for a career in chartered accountancy. Navitha also lectures financial management in the postgraduate FBIM (Finance, Banking, Investment and Management) programme. She also supervises honours and masters students’ research. She also serves as a member on the SAICA disciplinary committee and on the UKZN teaching and learning committee.

Research Interests

• Corporate governance
• Accountancy
• Capital markets
• Fourth industrial revolution