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Sello Moloko

South African investment executive and co-founder of Thesele Group who chaired the boards of JSE-listed Absa Group (2022-2025) and Telkom (2019-2023).

FormerLatest source dated 2025-05-08Last reviewed 2026-10-26

What roles did Sello Moloko hold, and when?

Roles in date order

  1. Executive Chairman and co-founder, Thesele Group Date uncertain

    Executive chairman of a black-owned diversified investment holding company he co-founded (described as current in 2019 and October 2021 company statements).[1, 2]

  2. Chief Executive Officer, Old Mutual Asset Managers Former

    Former head of the asset management business.[2]

  3. 2019-06-01 to 2023
    Chairman, Telkom SA SOC Limited Former

    Independent non-executive chairman of the JSE-listed telecoms group; succeeded Jabu Mabuza and announced in November 2022 that he would step down by 31 March 2023, citing workload.[1, 3, 4]

  4. 2022-04-01 to 2025-07-15
    Chairman, Absa Group Limited Former

    Independent non-executive chairman of the JSE-listed banking group; succeeded Wendy Lucas-Bull; René van Wyk was named as successor, subject to regulatory approval.[2, 5]

Sources

  1. Telkom SENS: Changes to the board (chairman succession)Telkom SA SOC Limited, 2019-02-21, primary source
  2. Absa Group board appoints Sello Moloko as Chairman-designateAbsa Group Limited, 2021-10-26, primary source
  3. Telkom board chair Sello Moloko cites workload for his exitSunday World, 2022-11-23, secondary source
  4. Telkom board chairman Sello Moloko calls it quitsITWeb, 2022-11-23, secondary source
  5. Sello Moloko resigns as chairman of Absa - who will take his place?Fast Company South Africa, 2025-05-08, secondary source

Change history

  • 2026-10-26 Record published.

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