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● Italtile has appointed Brandon Wood as its COO and Lamar Booysen as its certified financial fiduciary (CFF) and an executive director.
Wood, who is a chartered accountant, was appointed as CFO in 2013. From 2018, he served as executive director: commercial and supply chain and executive director: retail, before being reappointed as CFO in 2020.
Booysen is also a chartered accountant and was appointed as group finance executive in 2023. Before he joined Italtile, he held various senior financial positions in the telecommunications industry.
The board said the appointments were aligned with the group’s long-term succession plan and strategy to enhance depth of management in the business.
Law firm Bowmans has appointed HB Senekal as a partner in its Johannesburg competition practice.
Senekal began his career with the Competition Commission, where he spent eight years before joining ENS. He joins Bowmans after 17 years at ENS, where he was a senior director.
He has a BProc and two LLM degrees (in contract law and mercantile law) from the University of Pretoria.
Bowmans chair and senior partner Ezra Davids said: “We are very proud of our competition practice, which is regarded as a leader on the continent, and believe HB’s skills and experience will enhance those of our existing team.”
Senekal said: “I am thrilled to join Bowmans, which provides me with the opportunity to help grow the firm’s competition law footprint across Africa. Bowmans offers outstanding opportunities. Its strong reputation for excellence and dedication to making a significant impact on the African continent make this a particularly exciting move for me.”