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Bidvest Group Market value : US $ 4.81bn Revenue Fiscal Year 2023 : US $ 6.06bn

When Mpumi took the helm of Bidvest Group in 2020 , just shy of her 40th birthday , she became the only black female CEO among the top 450 JSElisted companies and the first to be appointed Bidvest chief .

Since taking the helm mid-pandemic , Mpumi has successfully steered the industrial conglomerate to double-digit profits and grown the Group ’ s renewables and alternative energy segment .

With four years under her Bidvest belt , Mpumi has worked her way up the leadership ranks , including as Executive Director and was CEOin-waiting prior to transitioning . Passionate about mentorship and female leadership advocacy , Mpumi has worked on creating an enabling environment especially for women to succeed and rise .