/ 31 January 2012

Ntshingila appointed as Supersport CEO

Ntshingila Appointed As Supersport Ceo

Former Absa chief marketing and communications officer Happy Ntshingila has been appointed as SuperSport’s new CEO, the sports channel said on Tuesday.

Ntshingila will report to the MultiChoice South Africa group CEO Imtiaz Patel, SuperSport spokesperson Clinton van der Berg said in a statement.

“With his extensive business experience and marketing expertise, Happy will be a valuable addition to the SuperSport team,” said Patel.

Ntshingila said he was excited about the move into broadcasting and entertainment.

“I look forward to the challenges of my new role as CEO of SuperSport,” he said.

Leaving Absa
Absa’s top executive structures were shaken up on Friday with the announcement that Alfie Naidoo, the group’s chief operating officer, Ntshingila and Daphne Motsepe, chief executive: unsecured lending would be exiting the bank.

Group chief executive Maria Ramos said Naidoo would be leaving to pursue personal interests after a 10-year career at the bank, while Ntshingila would be taking up an “exciting position” outside banking at the end of February.– Sapa