Telephony group Telkom has appointed finance heavyweight Naidene Ford-Hoon as independent non-executive director effective November.
Announcing her appointment today, Telkom says Ford-Hoon has served as the group CFO of the South African Reserve Bank and Alexander Forbes Group Holdings, the Financial Director of AFGRI Financial Services and currently serves on the boards of SA Corporate Real Estate Limited, Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors and Knysna Initiative for Learning and Teaching.
“Ms Naidene Ford-Hoon holds a BCom and B Compt Hons. and is accredited as a chartered accountant with SAICA. Naidene has over 25 years working experience, mainly in finance divisions as head of the finance functions, ensuring sound governance and accountability. She has 16 years’ experience in the financial services sector.”