Mark Blair

Chief Executive Officer, Mr Price

Mark Blair is Chief Executive Officer of Mr Price, in the role since January 2019.

Mr Price Group is a Durban-based value retailer of apparel, homeware and telecoms. Under Blair it bought the German discount retailer NKD in a R9.6 billion deal.

In the job

  1. Mr Price reported revenue up 4.2% to R42.7 billion and operating profit above R6 billion for the first time, with 196 stores opened in the year. Source

  2. Mr Price said its R9.6 billion purchase of Pegasus Group Holding (NKD) took effect after the year end. Source

  3. Mr Price said it would open about 180 new stores in South Africa and its NKD business about 150 stores. Source

Career before

  1. 2007-2018Group chief financial officer, Mr Price Group

Sources

  1. mrpricegroup.com
  2. businessday.co.za
  3. cfo.co.za
  4. en.wikipedia.org

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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