Funeka is the current Chief Executive, Consumer and High Net Worth (CHNW) Clients for Standard Bank Group (SBG). Prior to her current role, Funeka held several roles across Standard Bank of South Africa (SBSA) including Chief Executive, Personal and Business Banking (PBB); Head, PBB Credit; Head, PBB Home Loans and Chief Financial Officer PBB. 

Funeka obtained her BCom (Accounting) and BCom (Accounting)(Honours) degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand. She is also a qualified Chartered Accountant with a Master of Commerce degree from the University of Johannesburg.

Before joining the Standard Bank Group, Funeka worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she became a Partner in 2005. She was selected to be a member of the World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders class of 2015. In 2016 Funeka was awarded the Businesswoman of the Year in the Corporate Category by the Businesswomen’s Association of South Africa (BWASA). She was also honoured by the University of Johannesburg with the Dignitas Award for her contribution to women's empowerment and community upliftment.

She is a member of the Board Credit Committee.