Phumzile Langeni

A stockbroker by training, Phumzile is executive chairman and co-founder of Afropulse Group Proprietary Limited, non-executive chairman of the Mineworkers Investment Company Proprietary Limited and Primedia Holdings. Phumzile also serves as an independent non-executive director on some companies listed on the JSE, including Massmart Holdings Limited and Redefine Properties Limited among others. Phumzile was appointed on 16 April 2018 by His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of the Republic of South Africa as one of four Special Investment Envoys tasked with raising USD100 billion over a five-year period. Phumzile previously served as an economic adviser to the former Minister of Minerals and Energy, Ms BP Sonjica.