Press Statements

The Black Management Forum (BMF) would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Nicholas Maweni on his appointment as SAMRO’s Independent Chairperson.   

Maweni, who boasts an impressive corporate career spanning more than 17 years, is a former Managing Director of the BMF and was previously the Chief Marketing Officer at IBM, looking after sub-Saharan Africa. Maweni was responsible for Marketing, Communications, Demand Programmes, Workforce and Field Enablement, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Affairs and Market Insights. Maweni also served as the Group Marketing Director of Crossroads Distribution, a logistics, transport and supply chain company in Africa, which owns outfits such as Skynet Worldwide Express.

“The BMF has the utmost confidence in the skills, expertise and experience that Maweni has and looks forward to his leadership of the organisation”, said BMF President Andile Nomlala.”

"Maweni has proved, beyond reasonable doubt that he is is a capable leader and accomplished professional”, Nomlala continued.  

“We have no doubt that Maweni’s leadership experience will be a great asset to SAMRO and we wish him every success in his new role”, Nomlala concluded.

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About the Black Management Forum

The Black Management Forum (the BMF) has been in existence for 42 years. It is a thought-leadership organisation with the main purpose of influencing socio-economic transformation in our country, in pursuit of socio-economic justice, fairness and equity. The BMF stands for the development and empowerment of managerial leadership and the creation of managerial structures and processes that reflect the demographics and values of the wider society.

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Philippe Bakahoukoutela
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Black Management Forum
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