New Telkom finance chief promises stability
Newly appointed Telkom group chief financial officer Jacques Schindehütte has promised to work with CEO Nombulelo Moholi to bring stability to the management team at the partially privatised telecommunications operator. The leadership
Jacques Schindehutte is new Telkom finance chief
Telkom has appointed Jacques Schindehutte, until recently group financial director at Absa, as its new chief financial officer, replacing Peter Nelson, who resigned last year. He will take up the post on 1 August. Schindehutte, who helped oversee
Reuben September to stage telecoms comeback
Two top ex-Telkom executives, former group CEO Reuben September and former chief financial officer Peter Nelson, are set to stage a dramatic comeback to the telecommunications industry. TechCentral has learnt from well-placed industry
Telkom’s Moholi gets analysts’ thumbs up
Telkom’s board is widely expected to appoint Nombulelo “Pinky” Moholi, MD of its SA operation, as its new group CEO, a move analysts say is great news for the partially state-owned fixed-line telecommunications
Kumalo out of running for Telkom top job
Vodacom SA’s executive commercial director Romeo Kumalo is no longer in the race to take over as group CEO at Telkom, senior sources close to the fixed-line operator say. Speculation has run rife in recent weeks
Lazarus Zim is new Telkom chairman
It’s official! Businessman Lazarus Zim is Telkom’s new nonexecutive chairman, replacing Jeff Molobela. He has been appointed to the position for a 12-month period by government
All eyes on cabinet over Telkom chair
Telkom should know the name of its new, government-appointed nonexecutive chairman within the next 24 hours. Cabinet was due to discuss the matter
All eyes on Telkom as shake-up looms
Telkom looks set for a big management shake-up in the next few months as government moves to appoint a permanent CEO and a chairman to lead the telecommunications group. The two crucial roles are likely to be filled
‘Nothing untoward’ in early exit, says Telkom’s Nelson
Telkom’s chief financial officer, Peter Nelson, is stepping down from Telkom six weeks before has contract was due to expire. But Nelson says there’s “nothing untoward” about his decision to leave early. The JSE-listed telecommunications group used a stock exchange news service announcement on Thursday afternoon to break the news.
Telkom finance chief offloads more shares
Outgoing Telkom chief financial officer Peter Nelson has offloaded more of the shares he holds in the JSE-listed telecommunications group. Telkom announced late on Friday that Nelson had sold nearly 40 000 shares worth more than R1,3m. He sold the shares last Thursday.