GARLICKE & BOUSFIELD INTRODUCES ITS NEW MANAGEMENT TEAM

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The new management team.

AS THE world observed International Women’s Day on March 8, President Cyril Ramaphosa in his address acknowledged the role of women leaders, particularly in the country’s response to the Covid-19 crisis. He expressed the view that women were still under-represented in the boardrooms and corridors of power.

However, this is not the case at Garlicke & Bousfield, which recently announced the appointment of Yvonne Boden as its new CEO, effective from March 2021. The first female CEO ever to be appointed in the firm’s 154-year history, she is also the youngest director ever to be appointed to the board – a position she accepted in 1991 at the age of 26.

Together with this appointment, the firm has also elected a new executive committee comprising Simphiwe Maphumulo, director in the property and conveyancing department; Howard Stephenson, director in the corporate and commercial department; Chuma Vabaza, director in the labour department; and André Liebenberg, director in the litigation department.

“Assuming this role is a big challenge in the current environment, with the financial aftermath of the pandemic still lingering, but I have a highly competent and committed management team who have a clear vision of the way forward. We will continue to strive for professional excellence, to build and nurture relationships with our clients and to encourage our people to give back to the community through participation in pro-bono work and a range of charitable initiatives,” said Boden.

Handing over the position of CEO to Boden, Bongani Mgaga, current chairperson of the board, said: “Our most important goal is to maintain a harmonious balance between serving clients with excellence and continuing to drive the transformation agenda that Garlicke & Bousfield has been embracing for decades.”