Phuthuma Nhleko
Current position
Phuthuma Nhleko was appointed a non-executive director of BP on 1 February 2011.
Board and committee activities
He is a member of the chairman’s and the audit committees.
Outside interests
Phuthuma Nhleko is a non-executive director of Anglo American plc.
Phuthuma Nhleko was appointed a non-executive director of BP on 1 February 2011.
Board and committee activities
He is a member of the chairman’s and the audit committees.
Outside interests
Phuthuma Nhleko is a non-executive director of Anglo American plc.
Career
He began his career as a civil engineer in the US and as a project manager for infrastructure developments in Southern Africa. Following this he became a senior executive of the Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank in South Africa. He later held a succession of directorships before joining MTN Group, a pan-African and Middle Eastern telephony group represented in 21 countries, as group president and chief executive officer in 2002. During his tenure at the MTN Group he led a number of substantial mergers and acquisitions transactions. He stepped down as group chief executive of MTN Group at the end of March 2011. He was formerly a director of a number of listed South African companies, including Johnnic Holdings (previously a subsidiary of the Anglo American group of companies), Nedbank Group, Bidvest Group and Alexander Forbes.
Relevant experience and skills
Phuthuma Nhleko’s background in engineering and his broad experience as a chief executive of a multi-national company enables him to contribute to the board, particularly in the areas of emerging market economies and the evolution of the group’s strategy. His financial and commercial experience is relevant to his work on the audit committee.
He began his career as a civil engineer in the US and as a project manager for infrastructure developments in Southern Africa. Following this he became a senior executive of the Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank in South Africa. He later held a succession of directorships before joining MTN Group, a pan-African and Middle Eastern telephony group represented in 21 countries, as group president and chief executive officer in 2002. During his tenure at the MTN Group he led a number of substantial mergers and acquisitions transactions. He stepped down as group chief executive of MTN Group at the end of March 2011. He was formerly a director of a number of listed South African companies, including Johnnic Holdings (previously a subsidiary of the Anglo American group of companies), Nedbank Group, Bidvest Group and Alexander Forbes.
Relevant experience and skills
Phuthuma Nhleko’s background in engineering and his broad experience as a chief executive of a multi-national company enables him to contribute to the board, particularly in the areas of emerging market economies and the evolution of the group’s strategy. His financial and commercial experience is relevant to his work on the audit committee.
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