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Michael Spicer new chair of BDFM

Michael Spicer has been appointed as the BDFM non-executive chair, effective from 31 March 2011. He succeeds Peter Joubert, who is retiring after being non-executive chair for the past 14 years.

Spicer is currently CEO of Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA).

Earlier in his career, Spicer worked at the Royal Institute of International Affairs and the South African Institute of International Affairs, where he was deputy director. He also serves on the board of Anglo American SA in a non-executive capacity and is a board member of Rothschild SA.

His involvement in public life goes beyond the corporate world. He is vice president of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) and is a former member of the President's International Marketing Council. In 2006, he was appointed a member of the Presidential International Advisory Board of Mozambique, which he now chairs. He is also a past chairman of the council at St John's College, where he matriculated before completing his BA and MA degrees in history at Rhodes University with distinction. He joined the board of governors of Rhodes University in 2009.

The BDFM board has welcomed Spicer and gives special thanks to Joubert for his guidance.

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