Ms Erasmus was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director and member of the Board of Directors in May 2017.

She has over 30 years of international experience in financial services, especially in Capital markets with a focus on strategy, risk and organisational design. Outside of Mizuho, Ms Erasmus is a Non-Executive on three corporate boards, namely Standard Bank Group, Credit Suisse (U.K.) and Vanguard (U.K.) as well as two not-for –profit entities, namely Population Services International (PSI) and the Africa Leadership Institute.

Ms Erasmus is a graduate of the University of Cape Town.