Sam Ngumeni

Group Chief Executive Officer, Woolworths

Sam Ngumeni is Group Chief Executive Officer of Woolworths, in the role since June 2026.

Woolworths Holdings is a South African retailer of food, fashion, beauty and home goods that also owns Country Road Group in Australia. Ngumeni, an internal appointee with nearly 30 years at the group, reorganised its divisions within a month of taking over.

In the job

  1. Ngumeni announced an organisational reset that merged supply chain and stores under a new chief operating officer, combined online and IT into a digital and technology division, and brought Woolworths Ventures into the core business. Source

Career before

  1. from 2014Executive director, Woolworths Holdings board
  2. Group Chief Operating Officer, Woolworths Holdings
  3. Chief Executive Officer, Woolworths Food

Sources

  1. woolworthsholdings.co.za
  2. woolworthsholdings.co.za
  3. businesstech.co.za
  4. citizen.co.za

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 Spotted something out of date?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

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