South Africa

Abdul Baba currently heads up Information technology within the Television and Media industry i.e. Kwese Media and also a non-executive director for a League of companies in Johannesburg. He is currently a member of the Executive global network (EGN), Institute of Director of Southern Africa (IODSA), IT professional’s association as well as the CIO Council… read more »

Paul joined NASCON as Managing Director in 2015, having previously been the Chief Operating Officer and Group Executive Director of Food Concepts Plc. His experience in the foods business spans 21 years in the South and West African markets; in international companies such as TGI Fridays (Americana Group), Steers Holdings – Debonairs Pizza, Famous Brands… read more »

Thabang Mashigo is an international speaker, Africanist and think tank. Finding her niche as a character development specialist. Thabang is the Chief Executive Officer of Altitude Connection, an enterprise specialising in project management, investment a. research. She also sits as a strategic director on a number of NPCYs, namely IKUSASA foundation. Thabang holds a degree… read more »

Max Moyo never once envisioned a future of entrepreneurial stardom. Growing up, he spent his days captivated by his grandfather’s oratory prowess, atflt[ft!thd ‘V tive of the spoken word. Today, Max transverses the globe as a world-renowned dynamic speaker, author, wealth catalyst, brand internalization specialist and human transformation coach. A former financial services executive, Max’s… read more »

Roger holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Software Engineering and Geography from the University of South Africa and certificates in Strategic Management and Leadership from various academic institutions. His 25 years’ in ICT spans the Utilities, Financial Services and Mining industries and he is fortunate to have had the opportunity to gain international exposure… read more »

Graduate of the advanced executive programme University of South Africa; Graduate of the Programme for executive development, Institute of Management Development, Lausanne; Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Pretoria Pieter is a member of the Board of Directors and the Chairperson of Environmental, Safety and Governance Committee. He is also a member of… read more »

Trevor serves on a number of Boards as a Non-Executive Director, including Xuba Polymer Industries. He was previously Group Financial Director at the then Alpha Cement Group, which subsequently became AfriSam Group. He spearheaded a management buy-out of Alpha’s Industrial Division. Was a shareholder and Deputy CEO of Idwala, responsible for finance, administration, human resources… read more »

Rob Wessels was Appointed Acting Chief Executive Officer of AfrSam in March 2017. He Previously the Head of Advisory as well as Head of Corporate Finance at Nedbank Capital. He has a long-standing Non-Executive Member of AfriSam’s Board of Directors and was integral to the financial restructuring of AfriSam and Phembani acquiring a 31% shareholding… read more »

Pieter has over 20 years senior management experience including major listed companies in various sectors. He worked in senior financial management and executive positions in the electrical Engineering, FMCG, Supply Chain, Freight Logistics & Warehousing- and the Mining sectors in various countries in Southern, Central and West Africa Was the Group CFO for the Jonah… read more »

Reinhardt Swart has expert knowledge in the cement manufacturing industry, Held positions of Consultant in the Group Technical Services division of Holcim (Switzerland), Process Engineer, Process Performance Engineer and Maintenance Manager, culminating in his position as General Manager of AfriSam’s Dudfield cement production facility, South Africa, Reinhardt Swart held the position of General Manager before… read more »

Rashid Wally was appointed as Non-Executive Chairman with effect from 1 April 2017. Mr Wally was previously the Chairman and member of the Audit Committee of South African low-cost carrier Mango Airlines (SOC) Ltd. In addition to his airline experience, Mr Wally has a track record spanning over 38 years in the information technology sector… read more »

Michael Muller was appointed Chief Financial Officer on 15 May 2017 having joined the Company in November 2016.  He has over 10 years’ experience in the aviation sector. Michael held various roles within South African Airways including Head of Management Accounting and Reporting and as Chief Financial Officer and director of Air Chefs, a subsidiary… read more »

Nico Bezuidenhout joined fastjet as CEO on 1 August 2016, bringing years of low-cost airline expertise and invaluable market knowledge to the company. Prior to working with fastjet, Nico was CEO of Mango Airlines, the highly successful low-cost subsidiary of South African Airways. Nico worked with Mango for ten years from its inception, and grew… read more »

Mr Kenneth Fihla is the Head of Client Coverage, Corporate and Investment Banking/CIB Franchise, Standard Bank Group. He is responsible for corporate client relationship management across 19 African countries and 20 countries on other continents, as well as for managing Standard Bank’s Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB) South Africa Client Franchise business. He is a… read more »

Lebo Gunguluza is the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Gem (Gunguluza Enterprises and Media) Group established in 2002, an integrated media, hospitality and technology group. Gem Group has diversified to various portfolios within the media, leisure, hospitality and IT spheres which include publishing, television, communication technologies, eventing, hotels and resort, property and financial technologies…. read more »