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JSE hails Fourie's strong leadership
The Mercury
|March 09, 2026
WOMEN SHAPING FINANCE
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OUTGOING JSE CEO Dr Leila Fourie with incoming CEO Valdene Reddy at the Farewell Market Close.
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SOUTH AFRICA'S top financial executives and government officials gathered on Tuesday evening at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) for a Farewell Market Close in honour of outgoing CEO Dr Leila Fourie.
The event marked the official handover of leadership to Valdene Reddy, who will become the JSE’s third woman CEO.
The ceremony drew a high-profile audience, including Deputy Minister of Finance David Masondo, Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau, South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago, and SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter.
Former JSE chairs and CEOs, such as Roy Andersen and Russell Loubser, were also present, along with leading banking executives and legal luminaries including Advocate Thuli Madonsela, Jaco Maree, and Mike Brown.
Niël Pretorius, CEO of DRD Gold - the first company listed on the JSE more than 130 years ago - also attended the event as well as Ann Mackeurtan, the first woman allowed to trade as a stockbroker.
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