Bidvest Group
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| Type | Public company |
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| JSE: BVT | |
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founder | Brian Joffe |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Africa |
Key people | Bonang Francis Mohale (Independent non-executive Chairman) Nompumelelo (Mpumi) Thembekile Madisa (Group CEO) |
| Services | Services, Trading, Distribution [1] |
Number of employees | 132,870 |
| Subsidiaries | Bidvest Bank |
| Website | www |
The Bidvest Group Limited (commonly known as Bidvest Group or simply Bidvest) is a South African services, trading, and distribution company.
Overview[]
The Group was founded in 1988 by Brian Joffe and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in 1990.[2] The Bidvest Group Limited has a corporate office in Johannesburg, South Africa, and employs approximately 132,870 people. In May 2016, its food services division was unbundled from the Group to form the Bidcorp Group.[3]
The Bidvest Group Limited board comprises eleven members. In March 2019 Bidvest named current Executive Director Mpumi Madisa as CEO-designate.[4] After the retirement of Lindsay Ralphs on 30 September 2020, Mpumi Madisa assumed the role of Bidvest CEO.[citation needed]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Reuters – [1]
- ^ Bidvest corporate website – http://www.bidvest.co.za/index.php
- ^ "Boost for Bidvest as Bid Corp lists on JSE". Fin24. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Mpumi Madisa officially appointed as Bidvest's first female CEO". The South African. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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