Absa fires Sipho Pityana as lead independent director

14 November 2021 - 00:03 By Thabiso Mochiko and Nick Wilson

Absa has removed Sipho Pityana as lead independent director with immediate effect, in a move that indicates a possible rift between him and the board over his decision to take the Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority to court for allegedly unfairly blocking his candidacy as Absa’s chair. ..

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