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Naspers: Bloisi, Marais and the changing board

The CEO transition, CFO succession and dated retirements are reconciled with earlier biographies. Group employment, a statutory directorship and a committee appointment are separate capacities.

published
14 oct 2026
updated
15 oct 2026
records as of
21 sep 2026
entities
374
sources
180
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1Van Dijk, Tu, Bloisi and Marais: different offices and dates

analysisThe management sequence is dated. Bob van Dijk stepped down as CEO and director of Naspers and Prosus on 18 September 2023, with a transition advisory arrangement through September 2024. Ervin Tu served as interim CEO. The May 2024 appointment announcement specified that Fabricio Bloisi would become CEO of both companies on 1 July 2024. Nico Marais acted as CFO from December 2024 after Basil Sgourdos’ retirement and became permanent CFO on 29 April 2025.

Sources (6)

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qualification
Joining a group, being its CFO and becoming a statutory director are different events. Marais’ Naspers directorship was effective with his permanent appointment; the announcement anticipated a separate Prosus appointment after shareholder approval. Aggregator dates that differ by a day or incorrectly place all appointments in December 2024 are not adopted.
response
The board praised Bloisi’s operating experience and discipline. Jefferies analysts preferred a capital allocator and questioned whether an owner-operator’s skills fitted the holding-company role; UBS saw potential in the Bloisi–Tu combination. These were attributed appointment-time assessments, not findings of misconduct.

2Known departures and the later committee roster

analysisThe board’s later changes matter when reading older profiles. Cobus Stofberg retired on 19 August 2025; Steve Pacak died on 20 April 2026; Roberto Oliveira de Lima’s retirement took effect on 1 July 2026. Arnold Goldberg joined on 19 May and Pedro Arnt on 10 August 2026. Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa became a Naspers executive director on 1 April 2025 while holding the South Africa CEO role, which is distinct from Bloisi’s group CEO office.

Sources (6)

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qualification
Old biographies and directories remain in the archive after departures. They do not prove a continuing mandate. Bekker’s announced plan to leave the chair during the financial year ending March 2028 is a future transition, not a completed retirement at the September 2026 cutoff.
outcome
From 14 September 2026, the audit committee comprised interim chair Shar Dubey, Angelien Kemna, Manisha Girotra and Pedro Arnt. The risk committee comprised interim chair Kemna, Rachel Jafta, Arnold Goldberg, Fabricio Bloisi and Nico Marais. This later roster takes precedence over earlier committee descriptions.
Sources (11)
  1. Company statement source · s-d17 identified by category only · Company statement
  2. Company statement source · s-d120 identified by category only · Company statement
  3. Media source · s-d125 identified by category only · Media
  4. Media source · s-d177 identified by category only · Media
  5. Media source · s-d231 identified by category only · Media
  6. Media source · s-d282 identified by category only · Media
  7. Company statement source · s-d23 identified by category only · Company statement
  8. Company statement source · s-d29 identified by category only · Company statement
  9. Other source · s-d123 identified by category only · Other
  10. Other source · s-d175 identified by category only · Other
  11. Media source · s-d303 identified by category only · Media

Recorded connections

  • Fabricio Bloisi Rocha to Naspers LimitedGroup chief executive and executive directorreported · Group CEO from 1 July 2024; later record may separately concern committee or award capacity · current or historical not established
  • Fabricio Bloisi Rocha to iFoodFormer chief executive and chairreported · Source recorded 2026-09; underlying appointment or transaction date and later status are not inferred from retrieval · historical
  • Fabricio Bloisi Rocha to Movile GroupFounderreported · Source gives 1998; exact start and later status depend on the cited record · current or historical not established
  • Fabricio Bloisi Rocha to Naspers LimitedRisk-committee memberreported · Group CEO from 1 July 2024; later record may separately concern committee or award capacity · current or historical not established
  • Fabricio Bloisi Rocha to Naspers LimitedChief executivereported · Group CEO from 1 July 2024; later record may separately concern committee or award capacity · current or historical not established
  • Fabricio Bloisi Rocha to Naspers LimitedGroup chief executivereported · Group CEO from 1 July 2024; later record may separately concern committee or award capacity · current or historical not established
  • Fabricio Bloisi Rocha to Naspers LimitedGroup chief executive with final investment responsibilityreported · Announced 17 May 2024; group CEO effective 1 July 2024 · current or historical not established
  • Fabricio Bloisi Rocha to Itaú Unibanco Holding SAIndependent directorreported · Source gives 2023; exact start and later status depend on the cited record · current or historical not established
  • Fabricio Bloisi Rocha to X PRIZE FoundationInnovation-board memberreported · Source recorded 2026-09; underlying appointment or transaction date and later status are not inferred from retrieval · current or historical not established
  • Fabricio Bloisi Rocha to iFoodFormer iFood chief executivereported · Source recorded 2026-09; underlying appointment or transaction date and later status are not inferred from retrieval · historical
  • Fabricio Bloisi Rocha to Prosus N.V.Group chief executivereported · Group CEO from 1 July 2024; later record may separately concern committee or award capacity · current or historical not established
  • Fabricio Bloisi Rocha to Itaú Unibanco Holding SADirectorreported · Source gives 2022-12-31; exact start and later status depend on the cited record · current or historical not established
  • Fabricio Bloisi Rocha to Prosus N.V.Reported 575,141 Prosus N shares, 0.03%, in 2026 snapshotreported · Source gives 2026; exact start and later status depend on the cited record · current or historical not established
  • Fabricio Bloisi Rocha to iFoodHistorical iFood chair and shareholder in biographical accountreported · Source recorded 2024-05-20; underlying appointment or transaction date and later status are not inferred from retrieval · historical
  • Fabricio Bloisi Rocha to iFoodFormer iFood chief executive responding to exclusivity allegationsreported · Source recorded 2022-08-25; underlying appointment or transaction date and later status are not inferred from retrieval · historical
  • Fabricio Bloisi Rocha to CadeCompany representative supplying information to competition regulatorreported · Source recorded 2022-08-25; underlying appointment or transaction date and later status are not inferred from retrieval · current or historical not established
  • Fabricio Bloisi Rocha to Ervin TuSucceeded interim chief executivereported · Succession announced 17 May 2024 and effective 1 July 2024 · historical
  • Fabricio Bloisi Rocha to Storebrand ASAExecutive whose proposed pay was criticised by investorreported · Source recorded 2026-08-26; underlying appointment or transaction date and later status are not inferred from retrieval · current or historical not established
  • Fabricio Bloisi Rocha to Naspers LimitedExecutive director and chief executivereported · Group CEO from 1 July 2024; later record may separately concern committee or award capacity · current or historical not established
  • Fabricio Bloisi Rocha to Naspers LimitedCEO eligible for conditional moonshot award; not a completed paymentreported · Group CEO from 1 July 2024; later record may separately concern committee or award capacity · current or historical not established

cite this dossier

DossierTwist, “Naspers: voting control, Prosus, portfolio exits and disputed conduct”, dt.016, 14 October 2026 (updated 15 October 2026), https://dossiertwist.com/dossiers/naspers/

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