Phuthuma Nhleko is a celebrated business leader and former CEO and chairman of mobile network operator MTN. He is currently the chairman and co-founder of Phembani Group, a South African-domiciled resource and energy-focused investment holding company. He is also a director of IHS Towers and Engen Petroleum (Pty) Ltd, and chairman of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Fund (PRIF), which invests in infrastructure projects on the African continent.
Nhleko’s previous directorships include BP plc, Anglo American plc, the Nedbank Group, Old Mutual SA, Johnnic Holdings, the Bidvest Group and Alexander Forbes. He was voted Sunday Times Business Leader of the Year in 2009. He holds a BSc in civil engineering from Ohio State University and an MBA from Atlanta University (renamed Clark Atlanta University), and is a Transformational Leadership Fellow of the Blavatnik School of Government and Public Policy at Oxford University.
