JOHANNESBURG— CANAL+ has unveiled its new leadership team for its combined businesses across Africa, creating a single management structure to oversee the continent, including the recently integrated MultiChoice Group.
The new structure is organized into three divisions: Operations (TV and Fiber activities), Content, and Corporate Functions.
Former MultiChoice CEO Calvo Mawela has been appointed Chairman of CANAL+ Africa. He will oversee the entire entity, which now spans MultiChoice Group and all French-speaking territories. David Mignot has been named Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the new combined company.
The new top management team draws on talent from both companies, with CANAL+ and MultiChoice each contributing an equal number of senior executives.
Mignot, the new CEO for Africa, praised the team: “We have an incredible Africa leadership team that has an exceptional track record across the continent and within the global group. Working together, we will deliver growth across the continent by telling unique, high quality African stories, bringing great international content to our subscribers and leveraging our scale across the global company.”
He added that with seven nationalities represented, the leadership team possesses the “diversity, knowledge and networks to deliver best in class services and content for our subscribers.”
Key Leadership Appointments
The new C+ Africa Leadership team includes:
- David Mignot, CEO, Africa
- Nicolas Dandoy, CFO, Africa
- Aziz Diallo, CEO, PayTV French-speaking Africa
- Byron du Plessis, CEO, PayTV South Africa
- Fhulufhelo “Fhulu” Badugela, CEO, PayTV Rest of Africa
- Jean-François Duboy, CEO, GVA
- Hennie Visser, Director, Business Operations, Africa
- Fahmeeda Cassim-Surtee, CEO, Advertising and Media Sales, Africa
- Fabrice Faux, Director, Content, Sport and General Entertainment French-speaking Africa
- Nomsa Philiso, Director, Content, General Entertainment, English and Portuguese-speaking Africa
- Rendani Ramovha, Director, Content, Sport, English and Portuguese-speaking Africa
- Clément Hellich-Praquin, General Secretary, Africa
- Jean-Christophe Ramos, Director, Public Affairs French-speaking Africa
- Keabetswe Modimoeng, Director, Public Affairs English and Portuguese-speaking Africa
- Michel Sibony, Chief Value Officer, Africa
- Karim Bouzid, Director, Integration, Africa
- Hala Saab, Director, Brand and Communication, Africa
- Sabelo Mawali, Chief Technology Officer, Africa
- Tshepi Malatjie, Director, Human Resources, Africa
Steven Budlender and Timothy Jacobs will also hold senior positions. Budlender will manage legal affairs for English-speaking Africa, and Jacobs will manage synergies in the Finance department.
