Neren Rau assumed the role of CEO of SACCI in June 2008. Mr Rau had worked at the Reserve Bank for seven years and headed the Financial Safety Net Division of the Financial Stability Department. In that role, he was responsible for financial sector continuity planning inclusive of identifying risks that threaten the broader financial sector, formulating contingency plans and crisis management strategies to deal with such threats and developing and enhancing financial safety net policies.

Prior to joining government, Mr Rau spent seven years as an academic at both Wits Technikon and Rhodes University. He lectured across the disciplines of business management but specialised in Marketing and Finance. During this time he presented a number of conference papers both locally and internationally.