Nicky Newton-King (58)

Independent Non-Executive Director

BA, LLB, LLM LLD (hc)

Board committee memberships:

• Compensation and Human Resources Committee
• Social, Ethics and Sustainability Committee

Appointed: 

22 July 2024

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Career and experience

Nicky is the former CEO of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Nicky is a corporate finance and securities regulation lawyer and a former partner at Webber Wentzel, a leading South African law firm. She currently chairs the Council at Stellenbosch University and is trustee of the Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre.

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Skills and attributes which support strategy and long-term success

Nicky has deep expertise in capital markets, corporate governance and broader business management. She has significant experience serving on the boards of large listed companies and their risk and social and ethics committees and is a thought leader on ESG matters.

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Current external appointments

• Director of Investec (LSE: INVP and JSE: INP, INL)
• Director of MTN Group Limited (JSE: MTN)