Sydney Nhlanhla Mbhele

Sydney Nhlanhla Mbhele currently serves as the Group Chief Marketing & Corporate Affairs Officer at Absa Group, a position held since January 2023. Prior experience includes roles as Chief Executive: Brand at Sanlam from April 2019 to January 2023, Chief Marketing Officer at Liberty Holdings Group from February 2017 to March 2019, and Executive Head: Group Marketing at Nedbank from August 2011 to January 2017. Additional experience encompasses positions at SABMiller, Unilever, Cell C, and Brandhouse Beverages (Pty) Ltd. Sydney holds several advanced degrees, including an MBA from the University of Pretoria and an Advanced Management Program from MIT Sloan School of Management.