African Bank is pleased to announce the anticipated appointment of Basani Maluleke as Chief Executive Officer of African Bank Holdings Limited (the Group), effective 1 April 2018. This follows the previously announced retirement of current CEO, Mr Brian Riley on 31 March 2018.
Mr Louis von Zeuner, the Chairman of the Board noted, “The Board welcomes the formal appointment of Basani as CEO, following a successful induction process since July 2017. Basani has been an integral part of executing African Bank’s turnaround strategy since her appointment as a non-executive in July 2015 and subsequent transition to Group Executive for Operations on 3 July 2017. We look forward to working with her in her capacity as CEO.”
Maluleke noted, “I am encouraged with the progress we have made over the past several months, to reposition African Bank into a competitive retail Bank. Our executive team is supported and challenged by an independent and diversely skilled board, a culture which bodes well for building solid checks and balances across the business.”
Maluleke is most excited about the African Banks transactional product offering, My World™ which has been introduced to Bank staff. Due for public launch later this year, My World™ will offer customers a unique family product that is supported by digital convenience and near free pricing.
We know that the Banking landscape is competitive and that our customers have a wide range of Banks to choose from. We think My World™, which we will be updating the market on in future announcements, will add the value and price point that our customers demand,” concluded Maluleke.