{"id":46811,"date":"2013-09-30T08:55:51","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T06:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=46811"},"modified":"2013-09-30T10:00:43","modified_gmt":"2013-09-30T08:00:43","slug":"jordaan-joins-mxit-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/46811\/jordaan-joins-mxit-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordaan joins Mxit board"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former FNB<\/a> CEO Michael Jordaan<\/a> has been appointed as the chairman on South African mobile social platform, Mxit<\/a>‘s board.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been watching Mxit with interest for several years now. It is difficult not to have a sense of pride about a homegrown South African company making such an impact in the social media and mobile space,” Jordaan said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“It was an easy decision to join as chairman and I am looking forward to playing a part in the future of Mxit, both in South Africa and internationally.”<\/p>\n

Jordaan is set to leave his role at FNB\u00a0at the end of\u00a02013.<\/p>\n

Jacques Celliers<\/a>, who is currently the CEO of FNB Business Banking and head of FNB\u00b4s
\nIndia expansion, has been appointed to succeed him.<\/p>\n

In May 2013, Jordaan hinted that he hoped to become a part of the Cape start-up “vibe”.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Moneyweb, Jordaan added that having commuted from Cape Town to Johannesburg on a weekly basis to fulfil his duties with FNB, he hoped to re-engage with his family.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s lots of entrepreneurial things one can do not based in Joburg. The world\u2019s become much smaller and much flatter. Technology allows amazing things, and there is a whole technological start-up vibe in the Cape that I hope to become part of in due course,\u201d Jordaan said at the time.<\/p>\n

In August, the JSE announced that Jordaan would also be joining its board as a non-executive director, effective 1 January 2014.<\/p>\n

\"Michael<\/a>

Michael Jordaan and Francois Swart<\/p><\/div>\n

Last week (20 September), Mxit announced that it had appointed acting CEO, Francois Swart<\/a> as its permanent chief executive.<\/p>\n

\u201cMichael\u2019s appointment is a great coup for us. I am sure he has been inundated with offers, and to become part of the Mxit team is a vindication of the direction we have taken and the innovation that is happening within Mxit,\u201d Swart said on Jordaan’s appointment.<\/p>\n

Since late 2012, Mxit has seen a shift in strategy, with a strong focus on narrowing down its key focus areas, while opening up the platform to third-party developers.<\/p>\n

Latest statistics from World Wide Worx<\/a> and Fuseware<\/a> show that Mxit\u2019s user base has grown to 7.4 million, up from 6.95 million in August 2012, using a 30-day metric.<\/p>\n

More on Michael Jordaan and Mxit<\/h3>\n

FNB\u2019s Jordaan eyes Cape start-up culture<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

FNB CEO Jordaan steps down<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mxit affirms CEO appointment<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

SA social media stats revealed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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