Mpumi Madisa

Nompumelelo Thembekile Madisa (born 1979), known as Mpumi Madisa, is a South African businesswoman. On 8 March 2019, she became CEO-designate of Bidvest Group, the first black and African female to be appointed CEO of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange top 40 company, seen as signalling a new advancement in gender transformation in business in South Africa.

Quotes

• “I remember what it was like to be looking forward to completing Matric and moving into the next phase of life; the anxiety, the expectation and the absolute focus it takes and I believe that the class of 2020 deserves to have all the support to make their dreams a reality too.”[1]
• “In our business we know that people are our most important asset and in 3 or 4 years time this class of matriculants will be knocking on our doors as potential employees and I want to be able to look back on this time and know that our organisation played a key role in ensuring that they were ready for their final school exams.” [2]