TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE
New executives at Alexander Forbes
Alexander Forbes has bolstered its executive team with two new appointments and a newly created role for former human resources boss Thabo Mashaba. The diversified financial services group said it had hired former Reserve Bank chief financial officer Naidene Ford-Hoon and Christian Schaub, former global change leader for human resource transformation at Marsh & McLennan companies. Ford-Hoon takes over former chief financial officer Deon Viljoen’s vacant post, which Bruce Bydawell has filled on the interim since Viljoen departed for insurer Discovery. Schaub will replace Mashaba, who will fill the newly created role of chief empowerment and transformation officer. All three appointments take effect from September 1. "Ms Ford-Hoon was recruited based on her specific skill set and extensive experience gained across both the public and private sectors, with her latest being at the [Reserve Bank]," said Andrew Darfoor, the group’s CE. Marsh & McLennan, the parent company of significant s...
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