Creating Emerging Markets: Interview with Robert Brozin

Creating Emerging Markets

Date: September 23, 2019

Summary:

An interview with Robert Brozin, Co-Founder of Nando's, which now operates over 1,000 restaurants in 35 countries. Brozin emphasizes giving the brand personality by promoting values like pride and passion, and using humour in marketing. In 2010, he shifted his focus to social impact projects, including Goodbye Malaria in Mozambique and the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator in South Africa, as well as addressing youth unemployment.

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Creating Emerging Markets: Interview with Savannah Maziya

Creating Emerging Markets

Date: April 17, 2015

Summary:

Savannah Maziya discusses her career journey, including her transition from media to mining in post-Apartheid South Africa. She highlights the Bunengi Group's focus on de-risking projects and its appeal to foreign investors. Maziya also addresses challenges faced by women in business and the importance of self-confidence and mentorship for women in various industries.

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Creating Emerging Markets: Interview with Shirley Zinn

Creating Emerging Markets

Date: February 28, 2020

Summary:

Shirley Zinn, Non-Executive Director at Sanlam and former Head of Human Resources at Standard Bank South Africa, shares her remarkable journey from poverty in apartheid-era Cape Flats to becoming a prominent business leader. After teaching and pursuing a doctorate at Harvard, she ventured into human resources, facing challenges and personal tragedy. Zinn's impactful roles at Reckitt Benckiser and the South African Revenue Services contributed to organizational transformation. In her interview, she emphasizes the importance of well-run, compassionate businesses for South Africa's sustainable economy and discusses her resignations from boards due to corruption issues.

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Creating Emerging Markets: Interview with Sizwe Nxasana

Creating Emerging Markets

Date: May 23, 2017

Summary:

Sizwe Nxasana discusses his extensive career journey in apartheid-era South Africa, highlighting the challenges he faced as a Black professional, his contributions to transforming state-owned companies like Telkom, his role in improving efficiency and expanding services in the banking industry, and his current efforts in higher education reform to position South Africa for the fourth industrial revolution.

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Creating Emerging Markets: Interview with Uche Orji

Creating Emerging Markets

Date: September 1, 2021

Summary:

Uche Orji recounts his journey from studying chemical engineering to leading the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA). He emphasizes his return to Nigeria and the challenges he encountered while establishing the Authority, underscoring the importance of public service for young African professionals.

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Creating Emerging Markets: Interview with Victor Gbolade Osibodu

Creating Emerging Markets

Date: April 24, 2013

Summary:

Victor Osibodu, founder of Vigeo Holdings, started as a corporate gift marketer in 1985, evolving into a diversified business group. Born into a polygamous family, educated as a pharmacist, and with experience at Boots Company, Osibodu discusses the group's growth strategy, decentralization, and his commitment to combating corruption while contributing to Nigeria's development.

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Critical Interventions

Academic journal

London, UK

https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rcin20

Description:

Critical Interventions: Journal of African Art History and Visual Culture is a forum for advanced research and writing that investigates African and African Diaspora art and cultural identities in the age of globalization.

Cécile Fakhoury

Art gallery

Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Dakar, Senegal, and Paris, France

https://cecilefakhoury.com/en/

Description:

Galerie Cecile Fakhoury is dedicated to bringing contemporary African  fare to an international audience.