PROFILE
Creating a strong footing for
future leaders
Education is vital for our country and our industry, says FirstRand CEO,
Sizwe Nxasana.
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ppointed CEO of the banking group in January
2010, Sizwe Nxasana sees himself committed to the
executive leadership of FirstRand for, at least, the
next five years. However, according to Nxasana,
what he will not do is occupy the seat for more
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than 10 years.
‘The next five years will be challenging, but exciting as we focus
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on growing the domestic business in an innovative way – expanding
into the rest of Africa and building traction in India,’ says Nxasana.
‘I’ve always believed that it’s not a good idea for a CEO to remain
the head of a company for longer than 10 years. I was the CEO of
Telkom for almost eight years when an opportunity became available
at FirstRand Bank to become the CEO of banking operations. I had
already been a non-executive director of FirstRand Bank and I was
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