We were established in 1977 and have an illustrious list of former Presidents, which the organisation is steeped in history and has had a seminal impact on South Africa during the past four decades.
We honour the following past Presidents:
1978 | Cliff Lyddon | ESSO | |
| 1979 | Bill Degenring † | SA Cyanamid | |
| 1980 | Darrel Huffman | Royal Baking Powder | |
| 1981 | Wayne Chesney | John Deere | |
| 1982 | Rod Ironside | General Motors | Honorary Life Member |
| 1983 | Ian Leach | Caterpillar | Honorary Life Member |
| 1984 | Bill Degenring † | SA Cyanamid | |
| 1985-1986 | Frank Lubke † | Chesebrough Ponds | |
| 1987-1989 | Ian Leach | Caterpillar | Honorary Life Member |
| 1990-1991 | Maurice Allen | Kombresco | |
| 1992 | Jan Pieterse (Overseas) | Upjohn | |
| 1993-1994 | Roger Crawford | Johnson & Johnson | Honorary Life Member |
| 1995-1996 | Bill Mallory | Ingersoll Rand | |
| 1997-1999 | Jim Myers | SBC Communications | |
| 2000-2001 | Tim Wood | Modern Africa Fund Managers | Honorary Life Member |
| 2002 | Ian Hardgrove | 3M | |
| 2003 | Philippe Bovay | Procter & Gamble | |
| 2004 | Mark Harris | IBM | |
| 2005 | Charles Godfrey | Deloitte | |
| 2006-2008 | Roger Crawford | Johnson & Johnson | Honorary Life Member |
| 2009-2010 | Doug Franke | Sustainability Solutions Africa | Honorary Life Member |
| 2011-2012 | Donna Oosthuyse | CITI | Honorary Life Member |
| 2013-2015 | Jeff Nemeth | Ford Motor Company South Africa | Honorary Life Member |
| 2016-2018 | Stuart Clarkson | ADT Security (Pty) Ltd | |
| 2018-2018 | Vittorio Massone | Bain & Company South Africa | |
| 2018-2020 | Craig Arnold | Dow Southern Africa | |
| 2020-2022 | Lee Dawes | General Electric | |
| 2022-2023 | Phillipine Mtikitiki | Coca-Cola South Africa | |
| 2023-2024 | Cecilia Van Rooi | Dow Southern Africa |
We honour the following past Executive Directors:
1977-1979 | Stephen Pryke† |
| 1980-1984 | Clark Else |
| 1984-1985 | Steve Bisenius |
| 1985-1987 | Ken Mason |
| 1987-1989 | Adrian Botha |
| 1989-1991 | Wayne Mitchell |
| 1991-1993 | Michelle Cohen |
| 1993-1994 | Denise Buckle |
| 1994-2008 | Luanne Grant |
| 2008-2019 | Carol O'Brien |
| 2019-2022 | Angela Russell |