Brics appoints Survé as new chairman
Billionaire businessman excited about strengthening SA’s ties with the East
DR IQBAL Survé, the chairman of Sekunjalo Group and Independent Media, has been appointed as the chairman of the South African chapter of the Brics Business Council. Survé, a billionaire businessman with investments in a diversified portfolio including media, technology and health care yesterday told Business Report that he was excited and honoured to serve as chairman of the SA Chapter.
Survé said his mission was to ensure that all South Africans shared in the benefits of being part of the fast growing economies of the East and the South.
Survé sees “Trump’s protectionism” and “Brexit” as an opportunity for South Africa to strengthen ties with business in the East, especially China and India, whose economies are expected to be number one and number three in the world by 2030 with a gross domestic product of $35 trillion (R451 trillion) and $16 trillion, respectively.
Dr Daniel Matjila, the chief executive of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), congratulated Survé yesterday.
“This achievement is the result of his hard work and his fearless spirit”, said Majilata.
And his message ends with, “Iqbal, always keep your aim high and carry on your noble nature, many successes are yet to come your way. South Africa is proud of you”.
Survé is passionate about job creation, education, skills development and technology; he sees his new role as “enabler to ensure that Brics benefits the most marginalised South Africans and Africans, especially in the areas of financial services and sustainable development financing”.
Survé said: “I will work with some of the best business leaders in the country and in the various Brics Business Councils.
“It is also an opportunity to enable our country to achieve the goals of inclusive growth and economic transformation.
“I will work with leading South African, Brazilian, Indian, Chinese and Russian captains of industry and in the various Brics Business Councils, a wonderful opportunity to enable our country to achieve the goals of inclusive growth and economic and social transformation,” he added.
Survé is a founding member of the Brics Business Council and the Clinton Global Initiative.
He serves on a number of multilateral institutions and global organisations.
Survé served as the first chairman of the WEF Global Growth Companies Advisory Board and vice-chairman of the Global Agenda Council for Emerging Multinationals.
He is a participant member of the G20 meeting and serves on B20 Task Teams, as well as the UNGA private sector forum, among others.