Bonang Mohale

About Bonang Mohale

Professor Bonang Mohale is the Chancellor of the University of the Free State, Former President of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), Professor of Practice in the Johannesburg Business School (JBS) in the Faculty of Business and Economics and Chairman of two listed entities, The Bidvest Group Limited and ArcelorMittal as well as Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Africa and SBV Services! He has been appointed the Sherpa of the Values 20 (V20), a global community of values-driven experts and practitioners dedicated to engaging meaningfully with the Group of Twenty (G20) - launched in 2020 during Saudi Arabia's G20 presidency, V20 is an informal engagement group that develops value-based, human-centred policy proposals for the G20. The community’s vision is to deepen the integration of values into public policy, aiming to provide evidence-based, people-centred solutions to global challenges. V20 focuses on how we, as global citizens, can collectively and conscientiously apply values to improve the well-being of people and the planet. In 2022 was asked to convene, moderate and chair the Eskom Electricity Crisis Roundtables - Partnering to Address the Generation Capacity Shortfall with the aim to identify levers to immediately close the generation capacity gap and address structural constraints to a sustainable future of the electricity sector. He is a member of the Community of Chairpersons (CoC) of the World Economic Forum and author of the two best selling books, “Lift As You Rise“ and “Behold The Turtle”! In November 2001, he received the PRESIDENTIAL AWARD for his “Servanthood in South African Industry & the Economic Empowerment of Previously Disadvantaged Individuals”. He has been included in the Reputation Poll International’s (RPI) 2023 list of the ‘100 Most Reputable Africans’. The selection criteria are Integrity, Reputation, Transparency, Visibility and Impact.

Key message

Leadership is service — do well by doing good. | Transformation is a competitiveness strategy, not a tick‑box. | Boards shape culture: strategy, risk and people are inseparable. | Trust is a core balance‑sheet asset across all stakeholders.

Speaking topics and expertise

• Lift As You Rise — Ethically Principled Leadership – Embed values that survive volatility
• rituals aligning behaviour & culture
• Transformation That Competes – From compliance to market advantage
• women’s leadership as economic driver
• The Chairperson’s Lens — What Boards Expect from Exco – Strategy
• risk & culture
• decision‑making in uncertainty
• succession & stewardship
• ESG with Teeth — Doing Well by Doing Good – Investor expectations vs real impact
• carbon
• community & competitiveness
• credible reporting
• From Boardroom to Nation‑Building – Rebuilding public‑private trust
• partnerships that unlock growth and jobs