Cyril Ramaphosa, Executive Chairman, Shanduka Group
Nationality: South African
Ramaphosa, 59, is one of South Africa’s most powerful figures in business and politics. His first taste of power was in the 1980s as a trade union leader in South Africa when he founded the National Union of Mineworkers to improve the rights of black African workers. In the early 90s, he was elected as secretary general of the country’s leading political party, the African National Congress (ANC) and played a key role in negotiating with the National Party during the country’s transition to democracy. He became a member of the country’s parliament in 1994 but resigned three years later to build a career in business. Today, his privately-held and highly influential investment holding company, Shanduka Group, owns substantial stakes in South African mining giant Assore, Standard Bank, CocaCola Shanduka (a joint venture with CocaCola), insurance, telecom and extensive real estate holdings. Last year, he acquired the South African operations of American fast food giant, McDonald’s. Ramaphosa, a very senior member of the ANC, is frequently mentioned as a possible future president.
For more information visit:
http://www.shanduka.co.za/executive-management/Cyril-Ramaphosa/index.html?&re=1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Ramaphosa
http://www.africansuccess.org/visuFiche.php?id=237&lang=en
http://www.cbcglobal.org/about/board-of-directors/mr-cyril-ramaphosa
http://www.blackentrepreneurprofile.com/profile-full/archive/2004/december/article/cyril-ramaphosa/
Ramaphosa, 59, is one of South Africa’s most powerful figures in business and politics. His first taste of power was in the 1980s as a trade union leader in South Africa when he founded the National Union of Mineworkers to improve the rights of black African workers. In the early 90s, he was elected as secretary general of the country’s leading political party, the African National Congress (ANC) and played a key role in negotiating with the National Party during the country’s transition to democracy. He became a member of the country’s parliament in 1994 but resigned three years later to build a career in business. Today, his privately-held and highly influential investment holding company, Shanduka Group, owns substantial stakes in South African mining giant Assore, Standard Bank, CocaCola Shanduka (a joint venture with CocaCola), insurance, telecom and extensive real estate holdings. Last year, he acquired the South African operations of American fast food giant, McDonald’s. Ramaphosa, a very senior member of the ANC, is frequently mentioned as a possible future president.
For more information visit:
http://www.shanduka.co.za/executive-management/Cyril-Ramaphosa/index.html?&re=1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Ramaphosa
http://www.africansuccess.org/visuFiche.php?id=237&lang=en
http://www.cbcglobal.org/about/board-of-directors/mr-cyril-ramaphosa
http://www.blackentrepreneurprofile.com/profile-full/archive/2004/december/article/cyril-ramaphosa/