GijimaAst has appointed four new non-executive directors to its board.
At the same time, the group has announced the resignation of non-executive director Charles Meintjies, who has quit the board to focus on his responsibilities at Kumba Resources, a major shareholder in GijimaAst.
Andrew Mthembu, former Vodacom Group deputy CEO, and MD of Vodacom`s international operations, is one of the new appointees.
Before quitting Vodacom a year ago, he was responsible for paving the way for the cellular network operator`s entry into Nigeria, and played a key role in the group`s African expansion strategy.
Since leaving Vodacom, he has been special ICT advisor to public enterprises minister Alec Erwin, and is also chairman and CEO of Imphandze Investment Holdings, through which he invests in ICT in Africa.
Joining Mthembu on the GijimaAst board is Judy Dlamini, a former medical doctor who founded Mbekani Health & Wellbeing. She recently led negotiations on behalf of Imithi Investments to acquire 10% of Aspen Pharmacare, and is on the boards of Discovery Holdings and Northam Platinum.
The other new directors are Cheslyn Mostert, one of two founding members of Mohlaleng Strategy & Investment, which advises the public and private sector on the implementation of black economic empowerment strategies.
GijimaAst says Mostert resigned last year as economic policy coordinator of the African National Congress (ANC), but still engages on behalf of the ANC with officials in the public sector in examining the role of the state and efforts to transform existing government structures and institutions to best serve public interests.
The fourth new appointee is Democratic Republic of Congo native Kalaa Mpinga, accredited with achieving the expansion of Anglo American Corporation-owned LTA into the rest of Africa. He founded African investor consortium Mwana African Holding in 2001 and serves on the board of Group Five.
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