Jo Mitchell-Marais

Jo is the Africa Restructuring, Turnaround & Performance Improvement Leader at Deloitte Africa, a well-recognised subject matter expert in the restructuring industry and a frequent speaker at local and Africa-related conferences. Jo brings significant lender-side perspective to the service offering having led teams in a leading local South African bank, as well as a global alternative credit finance fund over a seven year period.

A UK chartered accountant by qualification and serving as the first female Chairperson of the South African Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners Association, Jo is passionate about creating sustainable value for her clients - ensuring that what is usually a stressful and pressured situation is managed in an assured, calm manner with specialised expertise.

Jo was awarded her INSOL Fellow designation in 2021 following the successful completion of the INSOL GIPC (an international cross-border insolvency qualification) with honours.  Jo is part of the founding committee for the INSOL Africa Advisory Council, sits on the INSOL Technical Research Committee, the INSOL/SARIPA Business rescue and Insolvency Course committees and is also co-chair of the INSOL / World Bank Africa Round Table from 2025.  Jo is a strong advocate for women in restructuring and has recently founded the SARIPA Women’s Forum – a forum to support women in restructuring and insolvency practice areas.