Dr Karmani Chetty is Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS).  Dr Chetty has broad experience and expertise relevant to the requirements of a CEO of the NHLS. She is a Medical Doctor and Specialist in Public Health Medicine and has a Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning. She has over 30 years of experience in the healthcare environment, of which over 20 years have been in senior management and executive positions. She has been an HoD of a provincial health department and a Deputy Director-General at both provincial and national levels. She has had some private sector experience. Dr Chetty’s strengths include public health sector leadership, corporate governance, strategic planning, operational implementation, financial management, health economics, human resources planning, training and development, health information, supply chain management, and research.