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Khululiwe Ntshangase

Executive Legal Head: Africa
Johannesburg

Summary

A challenging management/executive leadership position in a dynamic multinational company seeking an enthusiastic experienced legal/business mind, with a proven record of building and managing effective teams spread in various districts: currently managing a legal team that services approximately 49 African countries (with members based in different jurisdictions).

Diligent Executive Role with comprehensive background in leading legal teams and managing complex legal matters. Successfully navigated multifaceted legal challenges and driven impactful legal strategies. Demonstrated expertise in regulatory compliance and contract negotiation.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
2024
2024
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Head of Legal Services: MultiChoice Africa

MultiChoice
11.2012 - Current
  • Part of the Group Executive Committee (“Exco”).
  • Set up and manage legal teams and budgets for forty-nine territories in Africa.
  • Formulation and implementation of the legal strategy.
  • Aligning legal strategy to business strategy.
  • Preparing reports for the Board’s Risk & Audit Committee.
  • Manage Risk and Compliance for the business (including setting up regional and head office legal risk committees).
  • Negotiating key commercial transactions with international entities (including in Africa, Europe, Asia, and The Americas).
  • Drafting legal opinions and advising on a myriad of legal topics (including commercial, mergers and acquisitions, technology, labour, data privacy).
  • Advice and make submissions on pieces of legislation and/or Bills impacting the business.

General Manager – MultiChoice South Africa Legal

MultiChoice Support Services (Pty) Ltd
09.2009 - 10.2012
  • Part of MultiChoice South Africa Exco.
  • Set up and management of the legal teams for South Africa and Lesotho.
  • Appointing and mentoring junior attorneys.
  • Formulate and implement a legal strategy for the MultiChoice South Africa Group.
  • Prepare and oversee the legal budget for the MultiChoice South Africa Group.
  • Risk and Compliance (including preparing reports for the Board Audit and Risk Committee).
  • Providing and drafting legal advice on various legal matters (including commercial, technology, data privacy, environmental laws, and labour matters).

Legal Counsel

MultiChoice Africa (Pty) Ltd.
01.2005 - 09.2009
  • Management of the legal team.
  • Advise on corporate governance developments.
  • Advise on, and ensure adherence to, legislation applicable to MultiChoice South Africa.
  • Negotiating and drafting of various commercial agreement (including software and hardware agreements).
  • Management of litigation matters.
  • Mergers and Acquisitions.

Legal Advisor to Senior Legal Advisor

South African Broadcasting Corporation
09.2002 - 12.2004
  • Functioned as Chief Legal Advisor in the Chief Legal Advisor’s absence.
  • Negotiated and drafted agreements (including production, licensing, software development, software leasing agreements).
  • Reviewed commercial agreements for SABC’s business units.
  • Drafted legal opinions on legislation applicable to the Corporation.
  • Advised business units on compliance issues.

Candidate Attorney to Associate

Webber Wentzel
09.1999 - 08.2002
  • Labour Law (including drafting of opinions and legal disputes).
  • Corporate Law (including mergers and acquisitions).
  • Broadcasting, Media, Sport, and Telecommunications Law.

Education

Financial Due Diligence Course -

Marcus Event

Media Management Programme - undefined

Stellenbosch University

Management Programme - undefined

Harvard

Broadcasting Law - undefined

University of the Witwatersrand

Women in Leadership - undefined

Gordon Institute of Business

LLM - Telecommunications Law

The Mandela Institute of the School of Law

BA - Law and Political Science

University of Cape Town

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Assumption Convent

Skills

technology knowledge

Accomplishments

  • Member of The Golden Key Society
  • Aperito (Pty) Limited – Founder and Shareholder
  • Part of the team that is implementing digital video streaming throughout the continent
  • Formulated and implemented legal strategies, policies, and processes in businesses
  • Tasked with and introduced legal compliance programmes for South Africa and the Rest of Africa (RoA) for the MultiChoice Group – to reduce legal risk in the business
  • Negotiated and managed complex commercial transactions (including satellite capacity and shareholder agreements) across Africa, Europe, and the United States
  • Assisted with the finalisation of a patent infringement matter (lasting 11 years) that was decided by the Court in favour of the MultiChoice Group by the Supreme Court
  • Part of the team that worked on the restructure of the MultiChoice Group after the separation from Naspers
  • Successful management of litigation matters in various jurisdictions across Africa
  • Assisted with the roll out of digital terrestrial television across Africa (including acquisition of sites)
  • Legislative monitoring, including providing legislative input (to foster conducive business environments across Africa)
  • Automating contracting processes and using AI to deliver quality legal services to businesses
  • Assisted with trademarks disputes from Africa to China

Interests

English (fluent- written and spoken), IsiZulu (fluent), IsiXhosa (basic), Sesotho (fluent), Reading, Playing the piano, Music, Travel

Timeline

Head of Legal Services: MultiChoice Africa

MultiChoice
11.2012 - Current

General Manager – MultiChoice South Africa Legal

MultiChoice Support Services (Pty) Ltd
09.2009 - 10.2012

Legal Counsel

MultiChoice Africa (Pty) Ltd.
01.2005 - 09.2009

Legal Advisor to Senior Legal Advisor

South African Broadcasting Corporation
09.2002 - 12.2004

Candidate Attorney to Associate

Webber Wentzel
09.1999 - 08.2002

Media Management Programme - undefined

Stellenbosch University

Management Programme - undefined

Harvard

Broadcasting Law - undefined

University of the Witwatersrand

Women in Leadership - undefined

Gordon Institute of Business

LLM - Telecommunications Law

The Mandela Institute of the School of Law

BA - Law and Political Science

University of Cape Town

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Assumption Convent

Financial Due Diligence Course -

Marcus Event

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 05/19/75
Khululiwe NtshangaseExecutive Legal Head: Africa