Palesa Phili

Chief Executive Officer, Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Palesa Phili is Chief Executive Officer of Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in the role since July 2018.

The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry represents business in Durban and runs an enterprise supplier development programme for small firms. Phili came to the chamber from MTN Business, where she was regional head for KwaZulu-Natal.

In the job

  1. Within her first fortnight Phili asked big business to support the chamber's Enterprise Supplier Development Programme, which prepares small companies to become suppliers to large ones. Source

  2. At the chamber's annual gala Phili called on government to protect local manufacturing against cheap imports and counterfeit goods, naming Mondi and Sappi as KwaZulu-Natal companies affected. Source

Career before

  1. Regional head KwaZulu-Natal, MTN Business

Sources

  1. iol.co.za
  2. businessreport.co.za
  3. kzntopbusiness.com
  4. kzntopbusiness.com

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