Lee Naik

Chief Executive Officer and Regional President, TransUnion Africa

Lee Naik is Chief Executive Officer and Regional President of TransUnion Africa, in the role since January 2017.

TransUnion Africa is the African arm of the US credit and information group, supplying credit bureau data, analytics and fraud tools to lenders and businesses. Its Global Capability Centre Africa, a fully virtual operation opened in March 2021, had taken on more than 500 South Africans by August 2022.

In the job

  1. TransUnion said its Global Capability Centre Africa, a fully virtual centre opened in March 2021, had hired more than 500 South Africans. Source

  2. TransUnion Africa named Jeannine Naude vice president and head of Africa Regions, covering Botswana, Kenya, Rwanda, Namibia, Zambia, eSwatini, South Africa and Malawi. Source

  3. TransUnion Africa appointed Annemie Botha as general counsel to lead legal, risk and compliance. Source

  4. TransUnion appointed Yolande Chirwa as chief human resources officer for its Africa operations, which include the Global Capability Centre. Source

Career before

  1. about 1998-2016Technology consulting roles, then managing director of Accenture Digital in Sub-Saharan Africa, Accenture
  2. 2017-Regional president for Africa, TransUnion

Education

BSc in Computer Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Sources

  1. newsroom.transunion.co.za
  2. itweb.co.za
  3. newsroom.transunion.co.za
  4. newsroom.transunion.co.za
  5. newsroom.transunion.co.za

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