Canal+ has unveiled its new leadership team for the combined businesses in Africa. this comes days after the announcement that the French media company Canal+ had completed its acquisition of MultiChoice, a South African pay-TV operator, which was finalized in September 2025 after clearing regulatory and shareholder approvals.
Calvo Mawela, outgoing CEO of MultiChoice, has been appointed as Chairman of CANAL+ Africa, which now includes MultiChoice Group and the whole of Africa, including French-speaking territories. David Mignot is appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of this new combined entity. The newly formed top management team is drawn from the two companies’ combined talent pool, with CANAL+ and MultiChoice each contributing an equal number of senior executives.
Congratulating the new management team, David Mignot, CEO for Africa, said: “We have an incredible Africa leadership team and have an exceptional track record across the continent and within the global group. Working together, we will deliver growth across the continent by telling unique, high-quality African stories, bringing great international content to our subscribers, and leveraging our scale across the global company. With seven nationalities represented, this leadership team has the diversity, knowledge, and networks to deliver best in class services and content for our subscribers – all enabled by commercial and technical excellence.”
New Leadership Appointments
The new leadership will operate as a single management team covering the entire African continent, structured into three divisions: Operations (TV and Fiber activities), Content, and Corporate Functions.
The new C+ Africa Leadership team is:
- David Mignot, CEO, Africa
- Nicolas Dandoy, CFO, Africa
- Aziz Diallo, CEO, PayTV French-speaking Africa
- Byron du Plessis, CEO, PayTV South Africa
- Fhulufhelo “Fhulu” Badugela, CEO, PayTV Rest of Africa
- Jean-François Duboy, CEO, GVA
- Hennie Visser, Director, Business Operations, Africa
- Fahmeeda Cassim-Surtee, CEO, Advertising and Media Sales, Africa
- Fabrice Faux, Director, Content, Sport and General Entertainment, French-speaking Africa
- Nomsa Philiso, Director, Content, General Entertainment, English and Portuguese-speaking Africa
- Rendani Ramovha, Director, Content, Sport, English and Portuguese-speaking Africa
- Clément Hellich-Praquin, General Secretary, Africa
- Jean-Christophe Ramos, Director, Public Affairs, French-speaking Africa
- Keabetswe Modimoeng, Director, Public Affairs, English and Portuguese-speaking Africa
- Michel Sibony, Chief Value Officer, Africa
- Karim Bouzid, Director, Integration, Africa
- Hala Saab, Director, Brand and Communication, Africa
- Sabelo Mawali, Chief Technology Officer, Africa
- Tshepi Malatjie, Director, Human Resources, Africa
Steven Budlender and Timothy Jacobs will each hold a senior position in the combined Group. Steven will be managing legal affairs for English-speaking African countries, and Timothy will be managing synergies in the Finance department. this is according to a statement made available to the Zambian Business Times – ZBT.
