Octodec appoints Maggie Mmojapelo as a non-executive director

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Maggie is the founder and an executive director of HR consultancy and business management company The HR Touch.

Property fund Octodec has announced that Euniccah Maggie Sethololo Mmojapelo (Maggie) has been appointed as an independent non-executive director, with effect from 1 March 2020.

In addition to many other business leadership roles, Maggie is also is the founder and an executive director of The HR Touch, a human resources consulting and business management company founded in 2011. 

She is currently chairperson of Edge Growth Business Development Proprietary Limited and chairperson of the remuneration committee of Rand Mutual Assurance Company Limited.

Maggie has previously served as human resources director of Coca-Cola South Africa, Nedbank and Avon Justine South Africa, as well as chairperson of the remuneration committee of the City of Joburg Property Company (SOC) Limited. 

Her previous board positions include the COJ Department of Transport – Rea Vaya, Metrobus, the South African Revenue Service and ABC Ventilation Systems South Africa Proprietary Limited. She is a member of the Institute of Personnel Management, the Institute of Directors Southern Africa and a Sirdar Governance panellist. 

In addition to her appointment to the Octodec board of directors, Maggie will be appointed as a member of the social, ethics, remuneration and transformation committees.

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