Old Mutual appoints top advertising executive to board of directors
Old Mutual has appointed Nunu Ntshingila as an independent non-executive director of Old Mutual Life Assurance Company of South Africa (OMLACSA), with effect from 18 September 2007.
Ntshingila is currently the Chief Executive of Ogilvy SA, one of South Africa's leading advertising agencies. Prior to this she was the chairperson and managing director of Ogilvy Gauteng.
In 2007 she was awarded the Financial Mail / Ad Focus Agency Leader of the Year award and was also one of five women to be nominated Business Woman of the Year.
Ntshingila is also a non-executive director of Transnet. She was previously a non-executive director of Pamodzi Investment Holdings - a leading South African investment company - and served on the boards of the Media Development & Diversity Agency and the V&A Waterfront.
"I am pleased to welcome Nunu to the OMLACSA board," says Jim Sutcliffe, the Chief Executive of Old Mutual plc. "Her multifaceted background will guide us in our strategic and marketing efforts as we focus on giving our clients excellent value, on growing our business and on playing a meaningful role in the economic transformation of South Africa."
