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Colin Coleman

Colin Coleman

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Mr. Coleman is a South African businessman, academic and public figure. He is currently an independent non-executive member of the board of The Foschini Group and member of the advisory board of AriseIIP, a developer and operator of industrial ecosystems in Africa. He is also Co-Chairman of the Youth Employment Service (YES). A former partner of Goldman Sachs, Colin was Chief Executive Officer, Sub Saharan Africa, Goldman Sachs, until his retirement in end 2019. In the 1980's, Colin was an anti-apartheid activist, deeply involved in South Africa’s constitutional transition from apartheid to democracy since 1989. He was awarded the World Economic Forum’s "Global Leader for Tomorrow" and named as one of Euromoney's World Top Ten “Financing leaders for the 21st Century."