Save SA founder Sipho Pityana to lead Business Unity SA
Pityana emphasised three focus areas: inclusive growth, preparing SA for the fourth industrial revolution; and ethical leadership
Businessman and Save SA founder Sipho Pityana is set to take the helm of Business Unity SA from Jabu Mabuza. Pitiyana, the founder and chairman of Izingwe Capital and the nonexecutive chairman of AngloGold Ashanti, was unanimously nominated for election as president. Mabuza reaches his two-term limit at the AGM at the end of June. "Busa has a sound strategic plan in place, developed under the guidance of my soon-to-be predecessor, Mabuza, and his team," Pityana said. "I intend to ensure we emphasise these, where necessary, in three particular areas: driving the agenda for transformative, inclusive growth; positioning our country for the fourth industrial revolution; and championing a social partnership for ethical leadership with integrity that enables tangible socioeconomic advances for our fractured society." Martin Kingston has been nominated to serve a second term as vice-president and a new Busa board will be announced at the AGM. Mabuza said in a statement issued on Tuesday: "...
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