CANAL+ has announced the leadership structure for its newly combined African operations following the integration of MultiChoice Group.
The reshaped entity, which covers the entire continent including French-speaking territories, will operate under a unified management framework.
At the helm, Calvo Mawela, outgoing CEO of MultiChoice, takes on the role of chairman of CANAL+ Africa, while David Mignot has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the combined business.
Mignot described the appointments as a milestone for Africa’s media and entertainment sector:
“We have an incredible Africa leadership team with an exceptional track record across the continent and within the global group. Working together, we will deliver growth across the continent by telling unique, high-quality African stories, bringing great international content to our subscribers, and leveraging our scale across the global company. With seven nationalities represented, this team brings diversity, knowledge, and networks to deliver best-in-class services and content for our subscribers, enabled by commercial and technical excellence.”
Unified Structure
The leadership team will operate as a single management body across Africa, organized into three core divisions:
- Operations (TV and fiber activities)
- Content
- Corporate Functions
C+ Africa Leadership Appointments
- David Mignot – CEO, Africa
- Nicolas Dandoy – CFO, Africa
- Aziz Diallo – CEO, PayTV French-speaking Africa
- Byron du Plessis – CEO, PayTV South Africa
- Fhulufhelo “Fhulu” Badugela – CEO, PayTV Rest of Africa
- Jean-François Duboy – CEO, GVA
- Hennie Visser – Director, Business Operations, Africa
- Fahmeeda Cassim-Surtee – CEO, Advertising and Media Sales, Africa
- Fabrice Faux – Director, Content, Sport & General Entertainment (French-speaking Africa)
- Nomsa Philiso – Director, Content, General Entertainment (English & Portuguese-speaking Africa)
- Rendani Ramovha – Director, Content, Sport (English & Portuguese-speaking Africa)
- Clément Hellich-Praquin – General Secretary, Africa
- Jean-Christophe Ramos – Director, Public Affairs (French-speaking Africa)
- Keabetswe Modimoeng – Director, Public Affairs (English & Portuguese-speaking Africa)
- Michel Sibony – Chief Value Officer, Africa
- Karim Bouzid – Director, Integration, Africa
- Hala Saab – Director, Brand & Communication, Africa
- Sabelo Mawali – Chief Technology Officer, Africa
- Tshepi Malatjie – Director, Human Resources, Africa
- Steven Budlender – Head of Legal Affairs (English-speaking Africa)
- Timothy Jacobs – Head of Synergies, Finance
The new team, equally drawn from the talent pools of both CANAL+ and MultiChoice, underscores the companies’ ambition to strengthen their leadership in the African pay-TV and streaming market, bringing together local expertise with global scale.
