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JABULANE A MABUZA
Effective Leadership Programme, Executive Development Programme:
Financial Statement Analysis
Chairman of Telkom board
Independent non-executive director
Chairman of the Nominations Committee |
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Jabulane Mabuza was appointed to the Board
in November 2012. He is widely recognised as a
successful entrepreneur. Mr Mabuza is also the
deputy chairman of Tsogo Sun Holdings and
president of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA).
He serves on the boards of ACE Insurance Limited,
Eglin Investments No. 44 (Pty) Limited, Hyprop
Investments Limited, Kuncedzana Investment
Holdings and Lexshell 627 Investments (Pty)
Limited, among others. Prior to this, he was
managing director of Southern Sun Gaming, group
chief executive officer of Tsogo Sun and a chairman
of the board of South African Tourism.
Mr Mabuza has attended several executive
courses including, the Effective Leadership
Programme from the Wharton School of the
University of Pennsylvania and the Executive
Development Program: Financial Statement
Analysis from the John E Anderson Graduate
School of Management at the University of
California, Los Angeles. |
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JACQUES H SCHINDEHÜTTE
CA (SA), BCom (Hons), Higher Diploma in Taxation
Executive director, chief financial officer |
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Jacques Schindehütte served his articles with Arthur
Young & Company.
He served as chief financial officer of Absa Group
Limited from October 1999 to 2010 and was
the financial director of the group from 2005 to
February 2010.
Prior to joining Absa, Mr Schindehütte was
employed by Transnet Limited in a number of senior
roles over more than a decade. During his career,
he has amassed a broad range of experience from
disciplines such as general management, financial
services, finance, auditing, marketing, transport,
property development and telecommunications, to
name but a few.
Mr Schindehütte currently serves on the board and
audit committee of JD Group Limited.
He is a chartered accountant, holds a Bachelor
of Commerce degree with honours and a higher
diploma in taxation. |
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SIPHO N MASEKO
BA (Law), LLB
Executive director, group chief executive officer |
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Sipho Maseko was appointed as group chief
executive officer and an executive director of
Telkom in April 2013. Prior to joining Telkom,
he served as group chief operating officer and
managing director at Vodacom. Mr Maseko held
various roles at BP starting in 1997, serving as the
chief executive officer of BP Southern Africa (Pty)
Limited from 2008 to 2012 and chief operating
officer before this.
Mr Maseko has served as a non-executive director
of the Centre for Development and Enterprise’s
board since 2009 and the Afrox board since
2012. He also served as chairman of the board of
SAPREF between July 2010 and August 2011.
Mr Maseko holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Law from Wits University and an LLB from the
University of Natal. |
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ITUMELENG KGABOESELE
CA (SA), BCom, Post-Graduate Diploma in Accounting
Independent non-executive director
Chairman of the Audit Committee |
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Itumeleng Kgaboesele was appointed to the
Telkom board in July 2011. He is the co-founder
and chief executive officer of Sphere Holdings (Pty)
Limited, a leading mid-market investment holding
and private equity company.
Prior to founding Sphere in 2003, he spent several
years in investment banking in London and
Johannesburg and was vice president – Investment
Banking at Citi. He represents Sphere on the boards
of a number of investments in which Sphere has
invested and is also an independent non-executive
director of Old Mutual Investment Group.
He is a trustee of the Student Sponsorship
Programme and the African Leadership Academy.
Mr Kgaboesele is a chartered accountant (SA).
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree as well as
a Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting from the
University of Cape Town. |
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BRAHM DU PLESSIS
BA (Law) LLB, LLM
Independent non-executive director |
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Brahm du Plessis was
appointed to the Board in
December 2004. A practising
advocate at the Johannesburg
Bar since 1987, advocate
Du Plessis, who holds Bachelor
of Arts and a LLB from the
University of Stellenbosch
and an LLM degree from the
London University, has also
served as a member of the
Johannesburg Bar Council. |
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KHOLEKA MZONDEKI
FCCA (UK), BCom, Diploma in Investment Management
Independent non-executive director |
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Ms Kholeka Mzondeki was appointed
to the Board in November 2012.
She is a qualified UK chartered
accountant and has served as
financial director at various companies
such as 3M and Masana Petroleum
Solutions.
Apart from her financial management
and strategy experience, she has ICT
transformational strategy formulation
and implementation experience
using technology as a customer value
proposition. In 2008 she was a finalist
in the Nedbank Business Woman of the
Year Awards.
Ms Mzondeki also sits on boards of
other JSE listed companies and is
a member of the UN World Food
programme. She holds a Bachelor of
Commerce degree from the University
of Botswana and a Diploma in
Investment Management from the
University of Johannesburg. |
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SUSAN BOTHA
BCom (Economics)
Independent non-executive director
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee |
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Susan Botha was appointed to
the Board in December 2012.
She is currently the chairman
of Curro Holdings Limited
and serves on other boards,
including Tiger Brands Limited,
Imperial Holdings Limited and
Famous Brands Limited.
Ms Botha was previously an
executive director of MTN
Group Limited and Absa Bank
Limited.
She has a Bachelor of
Commerce degree in
Economics with honours from
the University of Stellenbosch.
She is also chancellor of
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan
University. |
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KHANYISILE KWEYAMA
MSc (Management)
Independent non-executive director |
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Khanyisile Kweyama was appointed to the Board
in December 2012. She is currently the head of
Anglo American Southern Africa Limited. Prior
to this, she was the executive head of Human
Resources at Anglo American Platinum Limited.
She was also the group executive of Global
Human Resources at Barloworld Limited.
Ms Kweyama also serves as vice president of the
Chamber of Mines and as a non-executive director
of Anglo American Platinum and Kumba Iron Ore.
She is a trustee of the Walter Sisulu University
Foundation and Commissioner on the Commission
for Employment Equity.
Ms Kwenyama holds a Masters degree
in Management from the University of
Witwatersrand. |
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LESLIE MAASDORP
BA (Economics & Psychology), MSc (Economics)
Independent non-executive director
Chairman of the Investment and Transactions Committee |
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Leslie Maasdorp was appointed to the Board in
November 2012. He is the president for Southern
Africa at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He
has extensive experience in investment banking in
South Africa, having taken on roles as international
advisor to Goldman Sachs International and vice
chairman of Absa Capital. Mr Maasdorp has also
served in various roles in government, including
deputy director general of the Department of
Public Enterprises and special adviser to the Minister
of Labour.
Mr Maasdorp currently serves as the chairman of
Advtech and until recently was an independent
non-executive director on the board of Cell C. He was
also a non-executive director of Absa Group and is a
former chairman of TCTA.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics
and Psychology from the University of Western Cape
and a Masters degree in Economics from the School
of Oriental and African Studies at the University of
London. |
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CLIVE A FYNN
PhD (Entrepreneurship), M (Phil), MBA
Independent non-executive director |
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Clive Fynn was appointed to the Board in
December 2012. He is the managing director
and senior vice president of CFIT (Pty) Limited.
He is a board member of several South African
companies in the industrial sector and plays an
active role in various ICT policy committees.
Dr Fynn was previously the managing director
of Cisco Systems, chairman of Cisco Systems
Capital and executive director of Siemens
Business Services.
Dr Fynn holds a PhD in Entrepreneurship from
the University of Pretoria, a Master of Philosophy
degree from the University of the Western Cape
and an MBA from the University of Sheffield in
the United Kingdom.
He is also a professor, and PhD and Masters
external examiner to several international
ICT schools. |
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JEFF MOLOBELA
BSc (Engineering), MBA
Non-executive director
Chairman of the Social and Ethics Committee |
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Jeff Molobela was appointed to the Board in
November 2009 and served as chairman until
15 February 2011. He was subsequently
reappointed as a non-executive director in the
same month. Mr Molobela currently serves on the
boards of N3TC Limited, African Value Investment
Holdings, Concorde Metals and Labemo Properties
among others.
He has extensive experience in the financial
services, property and ICT sectors, has served
on numerous company boards and board
committees and consulted to Denel and Armscor.
He has also served on the boards of Africon
Engineering Limited, Transnet, Primegro Limited,
CBS Properties Limited, Growthpoint Properties
Limited, Decillion Limited and Cashbuild Limited.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Engineering from Imperial College in London and
an MBA from Imperial College Business School. |
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NAVIN KAPILA
BA (Eng) (Economics) (Law)
Non-executive director |
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Navin Kapila was appointed
to the Board in February
2011. He has over 20 years’
experience in diverse fields
including investment,
business and product
development, and relationship
and alliance management.
He also has in-depth
telecommunications experience
and was involved in policy
formulation and market
deregulation in India.
He took on various roles at
ICO Global Communications in
London, including vice president
of Corporate Development,
vice president of Government
Affairs and director of Business
Development.
Mr Kapila holds a Bachelor
of Arts degree in English,
Economics and Law from
India’s Punjab University. |
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LOUIS L VON ZEUNER
BCom (Economics)
Independent non-executive director
Chairman of the Risk Committee |
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Louis von Zeuner was appointed
to the Board in December
2012.
Mr von Zeuner’s retirement as
deputy group chief executive
of Absa Group earlier in 2012
followed 32 years of service
during which time he was part
of several subsidiary boards..
He remains on the Absa board
as a non-executive director.
Mr von Zeuner was recently
appointed as a non-executive
director of the Edcon Group.
He holds a Bachelor of
Commerce degree in
Economics from the University
of Stellenbosch and has
completed several international
training programmes. |
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FAGMEEDAH PETERSEN
B. Bus Sci (Actuarial Science), PG Diploma (Management Practice)
Independent non-executive director |
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Fagmeedah Petersen was appointed to
the Board in December 2012.
She is an investment expert trustee
of the Government Employee
Pension Fund and former acting chief
investment officer of Eskom Pension
and Provident Fund.
Ms Petersen is a specialist trustee
of Lifestyle Retirement Annuity and
Preserver Suite of Funds, and the
Corporate Selection Suite of Funds. She
was also the principal consultant and
valuator at Alexander Forbes Financial
Services and Sanlam Employee Benefits.
She holds a Bachelor of Business
Science degree in Actuarial Science
from the University of Cape Town and is
a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and
the Actuarial Society of South Africa. |
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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SIPHO N MASEKO
BA, LLB
Group chief executive officer
Age: 44
Joined Telkom: April 2013
Sipho Maseko was appointed as group chief
executive officer and an executive director of Telkom
on 1 April 2013. Prior to joining Telkom, he served as
group chief operating officer and managing director
at Vodacom. Mr Maseko held various roles at BP
starting in 1997, serving as the chief executive officer
of BP Southern Africa (Pty) Limited from 2008 to
2012 and chief operating officer before this.
Mr Maseko has served as a non-executive director of
the Centre for Development and Enterprise’s board
since 2009 and the Afrox board since 2012. He also
served as chairman of the board of SAPREF between
July 2010 and August 2011.
Mr Maseko holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law
from Wits University and an LLB from the University
of Natal. |
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JACQUES H SCHINDEHÜTTE
CA (SA), BCom (Hons), Higher Diploma in Taxation
Chief financial officer
Age: 54
Joined Telkom: August 2011
Jacques Schindehütte served his articles with Arthur Young &
Company.
He served as chief financial officer of Absa Group Limited from
October 1999 to 2010 and was the financial director of the
group from 2005 to February 2010.
Prior to joining Absa, Mr Schindehütte was employed by Transnet
Limited in a number of senior roles over more than a decade.
During his career, he has amassed a broad range of experience
from disciplines such as general management, financial services,
finance, auditing marketing, transport, property development
and telecommunications, to name but a few.
Mr Schindehütte currently serves on the board and audit
committee of JD Group Limited.
He is a chartered accountant, holds a Bachelor of Commerce
degree with honours and a higher diploma in taxation. |
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DEON FREDERICKS
CA (SA), BCom (Business Management) (Hon), ACMA
Deputy to chief financial officer
Age: 52
Joined Telkom: April 1993
Deon Fredericks was appointed as deputy to the
chief financial officer in August 2011. He previously
served as Telkom’s acting chief financial officer, group
executive of corporate finance accounting services,
and as chief accountant from November 2004 to
August 2010.
He originally joined Telkom in 1993 as a senior
manager in internal audit and has held several
executive positions in the finance department.
Mr Fredericks is a chartered accountant and holds
a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Business
Management with honours. He is also a member of
the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
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OUMA RASETHABA
BProc, LLB (Hons), Higher Diploma in Company Law, LLM
Chief of Regulatory and Corporate Affairs
Age: 52
Joined Telkom: February 2006
Advocate Ouma Rasethaba joined Telkom as group
executive of Regulatory and Public Policy in 2006.
She was later appointed as chief of corporate
governance in November 2007.
Ms Rasethaba is also a former special director of
Public Prosecutions at the National Prosecuting
authority and has practised as an attorney and
advocate.
She holds a LLB with honours and a higher diploma in
Company Law. |
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THAMI MSUBO
BA (Economics & Administration) (Hons), MDP, MSc (Management Sciences)
Chief of Human Resources
Age: 47
Joined Telkom: January 2011
Thami Msubo joined Telkom as chief of Human Resources
in January 2011. He was previously chief of Human
Resources, Corporate Affairs and Empowerment at Tata.
Mr Msubo also has experience in transformation, business
culture change, leadership development and organisational
development.
He has held senior roles in HR, Corporate Affairs and
Transformation in multinational companies abroad and
locally in greenfield operations and established companies.
Mr Msubo has served as a member on the board of the
World Association for Co-operative Education (WACE). He
is former deputy chair of Business Against Crime (BAC),
Northern KwaZulu-Natal branch.
Mr Msubo holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics
and Administration with honours, a Master of Science in
Management Sciences. He also completed a Management
Development Programme. |
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BASHIER SALLIE
Management Development Programme
Managing director: Wholesale and Networks
Age: 45
Joined Telkom: March 1986
Bashier Sallie joined Telkom 27 years ago and has
spent most of his career in technology and network
services. He was appointed managing director
of Wholesale and Networks in May 2011, after
holding various positions including senior managing
executive for Wholesale and Networks since
August 2009 and group executive for Information
Technology from November 2007.
Between January 2002 and October 2007, Mr Sallie
served in managing executive roles such as Data
and Special Services, Service Management and
Field Operations. He also served as the Company’s
acting chief technical officer from March 2007 to
October 2007.
Mr Sallie completed a Management Development
Programme. |
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BRIAN ARMSTRONG
BSc (Engineering), MSc (Engineering), PhD
Chief operating officer
Age: 52
Joined Telkom: May 2011
Brian Armstrong was appointed managing director of Telkom
Business in May 2011. In April this year he took on the role
of chief operating officer. He previously served as senior
managing executive for Enterprise Markets. Prior to joining
Telkom, Dr Armstrong was vice president of British Telecoms
(BT) for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. In this role, he
had the responsibility to oversee and grow BT’s activities across
the region, extending from North Turkey through to Pakistan in
the East and South Africa in the South.
With his 25 years’ experience, Dr Armstrong has served
in various positions including, director of the Division for
Information and Communications Technology at CSIR and as
managing director of AST Networks.
Dr Armstrong has experience in numerous industries, including
ICT research and development, telecommunications,
technology management, networking services and outsourcing.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree, a Masters and a PhD
in Engineering. |
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MANELISA MAVUSO
BEcon (Rhodes)
Managing director: Consumer Services and Retail
Age: 42
Joined Telkom: November 2009
Manelisa Mavuso was appointed senior managing executive:
Consumer Services and Retail at Telkom in 2009, and
subsequently appointed as managing director in May 2011.
He is the chairperson of the Brand Council and a trustee of
Telkom Foundation. Prior to joining Telkom, Mr Mavuso was
director: Marketing at Standard Bank South Africa, managing
executive: Marketing at Nedbank Limited and deputy
managing director at Ogilvy in Cape Town.
Mr Mavuso recently attended Strategic IQ at Harvard and
holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Economics. |
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ATTILA VITAI
CA, MBA
Managing director: Telkom Mobile
Age: 57
Joined Telkom: November 2012
Attila Vitai was appointed managing director of Telkom
Mobile on 14 November 2012. He has over 25 years’
experience in the telecommunications industry. He
worked at Vodafone from 1999 to 2006, initially as
global commercial director, before moving to Hungary
where as chief executive officer he set up and managed
the operator. Thereafter he moved to Turkey as chief
executive officer. Mr Vitai left Vodafone in 2008 to
invest in a number of small technology companies in
the UK, providing them with strategic and operations
advice. During the same period he also consulted to the
telecoms industry.
Mr Vitai also served as trustee of the Philharmonic
Orchestra in London from 1992 to 1998 and chairman
of the Hungarian Golf Federation from 2003 to 2006.
He was appointed OBE in 2005 during which year he
also received the Knight’s Cross of Hungary for services
to the telecommunications industry. Mr Vitai is a
chartered accountant and holds an MBA. |
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