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BMF congratulates Mr. Mncane Mthunzi on his appointment as the Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Edcon Group

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Created: 15 March 2019

Johannesburg, South Africa: 15 March 2019

The Black Management Forum (BMF) welcomes Edcon’s decision to appoint Mr. Mncane Mthunzi as its Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Coming at such a critical time of the Group - when most organisations would have opted for the ‘familiar’ and the more of the same - Edcon’s decision, in the Group’s own words, affirms Mr. Mthunzi’s “wealth of experience and an illustrious career as a Corporate Executive and Director in a variety of business sectors, which includes transport, industrial products, information technology and Government.”

“This appointment serves as a touchstone of value at a time when some in our society appear to cast doubts over the moral compass and competence of Black Executives in South Africa” says the BMF President, Mr. Andile Nomlala. The BMF, steeped in its tradition of personal modesty in accomplishment, seldom celebrates its own members. Let alone any of its Presidents, past or present.

The forum strongly believes that many Black Executives and Professionals are individuals of talent and competence who would, in a normal society, succeed without the very policies that the BMF advocates for. However South Africa is not a normal society as far as race and gender equity is concerned, particularly in Corporate South Africa. “Mr. Mncane Mthunzi is no stranger to this abnormal corporate environment, he is a committed change agent; an effective business leader and a courageous advocate for transformation with enormous personal energy” said Mr. Nomlala.

The BMF wishes Mr. Mncane Mthunzi well in his new portfolio and congratulates the Edcon Group for its foresight and commitment to transformation.

 

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About the Black Management Forum

The Black Management Forum (the BMF) has been in existence for 42 years. It is a thought-leadership organisation with the main purpose of influencing socio-economic transformation in our country, in pursuit of socio-economic justice, fairness and equity. The BMF stands for the development and empowerment of managerial leadership and the creation of managerial structures and processes that reflect the demographics and values of the wider society.

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Black Management Forum
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