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Paul Mpho Makwana

Independent Non-executive Director at Invicta Holdings

Mpho is an accomplished business leader with diverse experience spanning a period of more than 30 years in executive and C-Suite roles in the public and private sectors. In May 2020 he was appointed as an expert panelist for the Global Diversity & Inclusion Benchmark Report issued by the Centre for Global Inclusion.

He is currently Independent Non-Executive Chairman of JSE-listed ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited as well as Lead Independent Director – Nedbank Group Ltd (NDBKF.PK), Nedbank Ltd as well as Lead Independent Director on the Board of Invicta Holdings Limited (INVICTA). Furthermore, he serves as Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba; Chairman of SAFCOL SOC Limited (State Forestry SOC), Limpopo Economic Development Agency (LEDA) SOC Limited and family-owned business Epitome Investments (Pty) Ltd.

He is also Chairman of Boardroom Alliance (Pty) Ltd – which holds the sub-Saharan trading license for Executive Search firm Heidrick & Struggles. Non-Executive Director of BioTherm Energy (PTY) Ltd; one South Africa’s foremost renewable energy companies.

He also volunteers as a Member of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital Fund’s Fund Raising Committee and is a Trustee on the Board of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund. In April 2016 he was one 14 trustees appointed by HE The President of the Republic of SA to serve as a Trustee on the Board of Trustees of BRAND SA, 2016-2019. Between 2003-2007 he was also a Board Member of The International Marketing Council.