Vodacom Group Limited has announced the appointment of Dr. Leila Fourie as an alternate director to the Group’s Chairman, Saki Macozoma, with effect from 9 October 2026.
Fourie will serve as alternate director until Macozoma’s planned retirement on 20 July 2027, after which she will be appointed as a full member of the Vodacom Board.
A highly accomplished executive with deep experience across payments, investment banking, retail banking and capital markets, Fourie most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) .
Prior to that, she was CEO of the Australian Payments Network and held senior roles at Standard Bank Group, including Managing Director of the Card Division and Global Director of Credit Analytics and Portfolio Management.
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Throughout her career, she has held senior executive and board positions across the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia. She has also served as chairman or co-chair of several high-profile bodies, including the UN Global Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance, Diners Club South Africa and the UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative. She was a board member of Business Leadership South Africa.
Currently, Fourie serves as an independent non-executive director of Australian listed payments company Cuscal Limited. She also holds board positions with the United Nations Global Compact, WWF South Africa, the Youth Employment Service (YES), and the Henley Advisory Board in London.
In addition, she is a member of the Sustainability Consultative Committee of the IFRS/ISSB Global Advisory Board.
Vodacom confirmed that a fit and proper assessment was conducted in line with the JSE Listings Requirements, and that the Board is satisfied with the outcome.
The company further stated that there are no positive statements to report regarding the integrity information contained in the director’s declaration.
