Mary Vilakazi becomes first woman to head FirstRand

GUEST – Mary Vilakazi – Incoming FirstRand CEO<br /> <br /> FirstRand, SA’s most valuable bank, has promoted COO Mary Vilakazi to the position of CEO, making her the first woman to head the financial services group in its 185-year history.<br /> <br /> Vilakazi will replace Alan Pullinger, who will step down from the role in April next year. Vilakazi joined the JSE-listed financial services group, which is valued at about R356bn, in 2018. Before that she held several roles at Momentum Metropolitan Holdings including CFO and deputy CEO. <a href="http://www.kayafm.co.za/">Kaya FM </a>