Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa prepares for her seat on the Naspers board

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Phuti is currently serving as Naspers CEO and is set to join the company’s board of directors from 1 April 2025.

Naspers is a global internet group and one of the largest technology investors in the world, has appointed CEO Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa as one of its new board of directors.

Phuti is an accomplished executive with a robust background in investment management, and has been leading Naspers as CEO since 2019. Her career spans several notable roles, including vice president at Fieldstone Private Capital Group in the US and manager at the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA). She later became the CEO of Shanduka Group and chairperson of Sigma Capital before joining Naspers.

Phuti holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Rutgers University and an MBA from De Montfort University.

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