Mr. Jabulane Mabuza has been appointed as Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Telkom SA SOC Ltd., effective November 14, 2012.
He joined our board as chairman and independent non-executive director in November 2012. He chairs our nominations committee and is a member of the remuneration committee. Jabu is currently also the executive chairman of Sphere Holdings, deputy chairman of Tsogo Sun Holdings and president of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA).
He is a director of ACE Insurance Limited, Eglin Investments No 44 (Pty) Ltd and Lexshell 553 Investments (Pty) Ltd. He has also been a member of the board of UNISA’s Graduate School of Business since 1994. Jabu was previously the managing director of Southern Sun Gaming, group chief executive officer of Tsogo Sun and chairman of the board of South African Tourism.