C-SUITE

The C-Suite is the exclusive domain of CEO’s both local and global with an emphasis on Company Results.

Has Mark Barnes lost his mind?

Bronwyn Nielsen Mark Barnes Why do you want to make your life so difficult? What on earth? Are you doing, looking to buy the South African post office? Have you completely lost your mind? Mark Barnes Thank you very probably. But, you know, I think it's become increasingly valid, what we were trying to do, which is to make the post office the accessible point of intersection between the informal and formal economies and, you know, COVID and various other things and the...

Discovery Bank Boss Hylton Kallner is in the C-SUITE

Discovery Bank Boss Hylton Kallner is in the C-SUITE Hylton Kallner the CEO of Discovery Bank sits down with Bronwyn Nielsen to give insight into the Bank's performance to the end of November 2021. The performance of Discovery Bank has been pleasing, with performance in line with the business plan, supported by progress in all key metrics. Watch more episodes of the C-SUITE here. About The Nielsen Network: The Nielsen Network has a wealth of experience in communication and dealing with the media. Headed by Bronwyn...

Izak Petersen, CEO of Dipula Income Fund, is in the C Suite

Izak Petersen CEO of Dipula Income Fund is in the C Suite South-African focused JSE-listed diversified REIT, Dipula Income Fund, recently announced outstanding results for the year ended 31 August 2021. The Group’s performance was achieved despite challenging economic conditions, exacerbated by Covid-19 and the civil unrest that unfolded in parts of South Africa in July 2021. Dipula Income Fund Boss Izak Petersen sits down with Bronwyn Nielsen to discuss the details.   Watch more episodes of the C-SUITE here. About The Nielsen Network: The Nielsen...

Balwin Properties reports robust half year results – Group CEO Steve Brookes is in the C-SUITE.

Balwin Properties reports robust half year results - Group CEO Steve Brookes is in the C-SUITE. Sustained demand from clients helped the 26 year old property company, Balwin Properties, deliver a pleasing recovery from the challenging market conditions experienced in the prior period owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Group's revenue saw a 41% increase from the prior six month period to R1.3 billion and operating profit surged some 44%. The Group is cautious on the prevailing macro economic environment but continues to...

SA’s newest Bank is in full Flight. Bank Zero Chair Michael Jordaan is in the C-SUITE.

SA's newest Bank is in full Flight. Bank Zero Chair Michael Jordaan is in the C-SUITE. Bank Zero is set to bring much-needed relief to both consumers and businesses. Zero monthly fees, zero fees for debit orders, EFTs and card transactions – and zero fees when buying prepaid items such as data or electricity. The Bank's Chair Michael Jordaan says "The Advanced App-based banking is now available to 24 million South African smartphone users and their businesses. This brings huge fee relief (potentially in the...

Mike Ogbalu the CEO Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) is in the C-SUITE

Mike Ogbalu the CEO Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) is in the C-SUITE The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and AfCFTA Secretariat recently announced the operational roll-out of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), a revolutionary Financial Market Infrastructure to enable instant, cross-border payments in local currencies between African markets. By simplifying cross-border transactions and reducing the dependency on hard currencies for these transactions, PAPSS is set to boost intra-African trade significantly and underpin the implementation of the African Continental...

FNB’s Jacques Celliers is in the C-SUITE

FNB's Jacques Celliers is in the C-SUITE The star performer of the Firstrand Group is FNB with the bank firing on all cylinders despite the tough economic conditionals. A strong upswing in transactional activity speaks to a more confident consumer and potentially better times to come.   Watch more episodes of the C-SUITE here. About The Nielsen Network: The Nielsen Network has a wealth of experience in communication and dealing with the media. Headed by Bronwyn Nielsen, former Executive Director at CNBC Africa, and specialist...

Firstrand Boss Alan Pullinger is in The C-SUITE

Firstrand Boss Alan Pullinger is in The C-SUITE Firstrand this week reported robust results with overall performance reflecting the quality of the group’s operating businesses. The financial services group comprises of FNB, RMB, WesBank, Ashburton and Aldermore. Normalised earnings recovered faster than expected, increasing 54% to R26.6 billion, with ROE and economic profit coming back strongly. FirstRand accreted capital over the period, growing net asset value 10%, which enabled the group to pay a full-year dividend representing a 56% payout. Commenting on the results...

Cape Town gets a STOCK Exchange – CEO Eugene Booysen is in the C-SUITE

Cape Town gets a STOCK Exchange - CEO Eugene Booysen is in the C-SUITE From 1 October 2021, 4AX is rebranding to become the Cape Town Stock Exchange (CTSE). The group will be relocating to a new head office in Cape Town. The exchange is one of two fully-fledged, licensed and regulated stock exchanges in South Africa, with both an equity and debt listing license. CEO Eugene Booysen is in the C-SUITE.   Watch more episodes of the C-SUITE here. About The Nielsen Network: The...

Roy Douglas, CEO of ADvTECH is in the C-SUITE

Roy Douglas the CEO of Africa's largest private education provider ADvTECH is in the C-SUITE After a period of significant investment ADvTECH is benefiting from the returns. This together with a robust performance and strong cash generation over the last six month period has given the private education provider's board the confidence to reinstate the group's interim dividend. ADvTECH BOSS Roy Douglas talks us through the group's half year performance.   Watch more episodes of the C-SUITE here. About The Nielsen Network: The Nielsen Network...