Who's Who Southern Africa

South African Young Leaders

Leaders in business South Africa. Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/200803110743.html

Ernie Els: Ernie Els is one of the most successful golfers in the history of the game, having won more than 60 professional tournaments, including two US Opens, an Open Championship, and a record seven World Matchplay titles. Els received a Special Achievement Award at the annual BMW Golf Digest Awards in Cape Town, December 2007 for winning a seventh World Match Play title at Wentworth.
Founder, The Ernie Els & Fancourt Foundation

Ferial Haffajee: Ferial Haffajee is the Editor in Chief of City Press Newspaper. She is former Editor of the Mail & Guardian from 2004 to 2009 and the first woman Editor of this major South African newspaper. She is former chairperson of the South African National Editor's Forum. Haffajee sits on the boards of the International Womens Media Foundation, the World Editors Forum, the International Press Institute and the Inter Press Service (IPS).
Editor-in-chief of City Press

Michael Jordaan: Michael Jordaan serves as the Chief Executive Officer of First National Bank and also as an Executive Committee Member of the FirstRand Banking Group. He started his banking career in the early 90's with Deutsche Bank. Jordaan is also a wine maker and owns Bartinnery Wine Farm, situated above the Banghoek Valley in Stellenbosch, Cape Town. He holds a Master of Commerce and Doctor of Philosophy.
Chief Executive of FNB

Yolanda Cuba: Yolanda Cuba is a Non-Executive Director at Absa Group Limited and serves as a Director at various companies. She is a qualified CA(SA). Cuba has served as Chief Executive Officer of Mvelaphanda Group Limited, where she became one of the youngest Chief Executive Officers ever of a JSE-listed company.
CEO of Mvelaphanda Holdings

Natalie Du Toit: Natalie du Toit is Professional Swimmer from South Africa. She has been awarded the Sports person of the year with a disability for 2010 by Laureus World Sports Awards. Natalie broke the Commonwealth Games record in the 50m freestyle S9 race when she won gold in the category in 2010.
Athlete & Ability Rights Activist

Tumi Makgabo: Tumi Makgabo was named by the World Economic Forum in March 2008 as a Young Global Leader. She holds numerous board and director positions and is Managing Director of her own Broadcast and Media production company, Tumi & Co. She has been a broadcaster for over a decade, including Anchor on CNN World News and Co-producer and Anchor of CNN.
MD of Tumi & Co

Kuseni Dlamini: Kuseni Dlamini, is a South African Businessman. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Old Mutual Plc, since 1 September 2009. Former Head of Anglo American South Africa and a member of the Executive Committee of Anglo America plc (2008-2009) . Former Executive Chairman of Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) between ( 2005- 2008). Kuseni was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in March 2008.
CEO of Old Mutual Plc

Lisa Kropman: Lisa Kropman is the Head of Entrepreneurship Development Trust Investec Bank. Lisa joined Investec in May 1997 serving at the Employee Relations division and went on to head up the Corporate Social Investment division.
Founder of Investec Ltd

David Munro: David Munro is the Global Head for Global Investment Banking of the Standard Bank Group. He joined the group in 1996. He was appointed to Exco in 2004.
Head for Global Investment Banking at Standard Bank Group

Sunette Pienaar: Sunette Pienaar, is the Founder and CEO of Heartbeat Centre for Community Development since 2000. ( Heartbeat is a non-governmental organisation that reaches close to 5 000 orphaned and vulnerable children in communities right across South Africa ). Sunette holds the title of South Africa's "Social Entrepreneur 2006" rewarded by the Schwab Foundation.
Executive Chairperson of Heartbeat Centre