Denel appoints former Saab Medav MD Daniel du Toit as new CEO
Starting in January, Du Toit is expected to build on the state-owned enterprise’s turnaround strategy, introduced after a disastrous few years
State-owned arms manufacturer Denel, which recorded a loss of nearly R2bn in the past financial year, has appointed Daniel Du Toit, a former MD at Saab Medav Technologies in Germany as its new CEO. Du Toit, who starts in January, “will be able to build on the turnaround strategy for Denel that was introduced earlier this year”, according to a statement from the department of public enterprises. He replaces Zwelakhe Ntshepe‚ a 20-year company veteran who quit in May just six months after getting the top job. Ntshepe left a month after the publication of claims that Denel had given former North West premier Supra Mahumapelo’s son a R1.1m bursary to become a pilot. The scholarships for for Oarabile Mahumapelo and two others have since been terminated.
Denel, one of the state-owned enterprises (SOEs) that were mired in allegations of corruption and state capture, sunk into such a deep financial crisis that in December 2017 it needed a government guarantee to to enable it to pay sa...
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