Wendy Luhabe

Wendy Yvonne Nomathemba Luhabe (born 29 May 1957) is a South African entrepreneur.

[1] Luhabe was born in Daveyton, Gauteng, South Africa, and grew up in the old Benoni location.

BMW[3] she founded Bridging the Gap in 1991, a consulting firm to prepare young black South Africans to enter the world of work and to support South African companies in integrating those people into their corporate business.

[7] The World Economic Forum in Switzerland recognised her as a Global Leader of Tomorrow.

[8] She was appointed Honorary Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in the 2014 New Year Honours for her services as a trustee of the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation.