MultiChoice has announced a number of changes to its leadership team, including the appointment of Nyiko Shiburi as the new chief executive officer of MultiChoice South Africa.<\/p>\n
\u201cNyiko is an extremely experienced leader and has successfully navigated the complexity of multiple territories and businesses, working with deeply skilled teams within the organisation as well as a multitude of stakeholders in our ecosystem,\u201d said MultiChoice Group CEO, Calvo Mawela.<\/p>\n
MultiChoice said that Shiburi\u2019s job will include driving \u201cthe growth and momentum of the South African business based on the differentiated offering which resonates strongly with customers\u201d.<\/p>\n
Shiburi was previously the regional director of MultiChoice Africa for the Southern Region \u2013 a role which will be taken over by former group chief people officer Fhulufhelo Badugela.<\/p>\n
Badugela\u2019s role as group chief people officer will be taken over by Clement O\u2019Reilly, who is currently in charge of Total Reward & Operations for MultiChoice Africa.<\/p>\n
Simon Camerer, currently chief customer officer, has been appointed as COO for MultiChoice SA.<\/p>\n
Supersport CEO Gideon Khobane will take up the position of group executive of general entertainment, while M-Net CEO Nkateko Mabaso has been appointed as group executive of programming, where he will oversee all commissioning for the MultiChoice Group.<\/p>\n
The new CEO of SuperSport will be Marc Jury, who has been promoted from head of acquisitions and marketing at SuperSport.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo gear up for an exciting future and optimise our performance, we need to continuously innovate, transform, and reorganise ourselves structurally,\u201d said Mawela.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am proud that we have some of the best minds in our business to do this, and I would like to wish Nyiko, Simon, Fhulu, Clement, Gideon, Nkateko and Marc well in their new roles and look forward to celebrating their achievements in their new portfolios.\u201d<\/p>\n