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Article

16 Aug 2007

Author:
Mzwandile Jacks, Sibongile Khumalo & Donwald Pressly, Business Report [So. Africa]

Alex Forbes move is racist - Manyi [So. Africa]

...[T]he Black Management Forum (BMF) yesterday lashed out at the appointment of Bruce Campbell as executive chairman at Alexander Forbes, to "oversee" chief executive Peter Moyo, as an example of "ingrained racism"...BMF president Jimmy Manyi said Campbell's appointment was "an insult to black people in general and Peter Moyo in particular"... Attempts to get comment[s] from...Actis Consortium were unsuccessful. [Actis leads a consortium that owns Alexander Forbes; other members are Ethos, Harbourvest (both of So. Africa), Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Also refers to Barloworld]