{"id":5543,"date":"2015-05-08T17:57:12","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T16:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=5543"},"modified":"2020-05-21T18:42:38","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T17:42:38","slug":"top-10-highest-paid-ceos-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/top-10-highest-paid-ceos-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Highest Paid CEOs In South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"
Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) are regarded as executive chairmen because they dutifully take charge as the presiding authority of any given establishment especially in the absence of the chairman who holds the supreme authority.<\/p>\n
Considering that, there is no doubt the CEO position is a top rank in the corporate hierarchy. As such, it is logical that they earn more and are among the highest paid in any given establishment. Now, let’s flip through the pages as we take a look at the ten highest paid CEOs in South Africa.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n As the Group President and Chief Executive Officer of MTN Group Limited, Sifiso bags R48 million as his salary. As a B.SC holder in Electrical Engineering, an MBA and EDP, he joined MTN Group in 1999. He held different positions before he emerged as the Chief Executive Officer.<\/p>\n See Also:\u00a0Highest Paying Jobs In South Africa 2015<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Top 20 Wealthiest People In South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The Managing Director and Chief Executive of Shoprite Holdings Ltd, James Wellwood Basson also known as Whitey has obviously done well for himself. Reports from Shoprite’s website indicates that James’ contributed much to the success story of Shoprite Holdings Ltd. That story tells of the largest food retailer in Africa comprising over 1649 corporate stores in 15 countries. Except you can beat such record, don’t get your eyeballs rolling when you read about how he earns R50 million.<\/p>\n9. James Wellwood Basson of Shoprite<\/h2>\n
Earnings: R50 million<\/h3>\n
8. David Constable of Sasol<\/h2>\n
Earnings: R53.7 million<\/h3>\n