{"id":16620,"date":"2026-01-21T12:37:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T15:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=16620"},"modified":"2026-04-19T09:50:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T12:50:02","slug":"sun-international-names-nomzamo-radebe-as-coo-of-hospitality-and-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/sun-international-names-nomzamo-radebe-as-coo-of-hospitality-and-sales","title":{"rendered":"Sun International names Nomzamo Radebe as COO of hospitality and sales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ulrik Bengtsson, Sun International\u2019s Chief Executive Officer, described the appointment as a key moment in the company\u2019s journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Africa.- <strong>Sun International<\/strong> has appointed <strong>Nomzamo Radebe<\/strong> as its new Chief Operating Officer for hospitality and sales, effective <strong>February 2<\/strong>. The move forms part of the group\u2019s broader strategy to strengthen its operational leadership as it advances its long-term transformation agenda. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A qualified chartered accountant, Radebe brings <strong>more than 27 years of experience<\/strong> in property and real estate management to the company, including <strong>more than 20 years<\/strong> in senior executive positions and high-profile leadership roles across the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She previously served as Chief Operating Officer at <strong>SA Corporate Real Estate Ltd<\/strong> and as CEO of <strong>Excellerate JHI<\/strong>, where she managed large, complex property portfolios and spearheaded initiatives to enhance operational efficiency. She currently sits on the board of the <strong>South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) <\/strong>and has received widespread recognition for her professional contributions, including the Five Star Woman Award and the Institute of People Management (IPM) Business Leader of the Year award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In her new role, Radebe will lead the company\u2019s efforts to optimise operations, strengthen sales performance and drive innovation across its hospitality and gaming portfolio. She said: \u201cI am excited to join a strong brand like Sun International. I look forward to collaborating with various teams to drive performance and deliver on our business strategies and value-creation plans in the hospitality division.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ulrik Bengtsson<\/strong>, Sun International\u2019s Chief Executive Officer, described the appointment as a key moment in the company\u2019s journey, saying: \u201cThis marks another exciting step in our progression as we continue to build Sun International\u2019s world-class capabilities. We aim to take a fresh perspective on our business and pursue our ambition to become a digitally led, market-leading, omnichannel gaming company. We are confident that Nomzamo will play a pivotal role in bringing new insights to our hospitality and property businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/12\/photo-1592398191627-25b41eeaa398-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/fedhasa-attributes-festive-tourism-slump-to-online-gambling'>FEDHASA attributes festive tourism slump to online gambling<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ulrik Bengtsson, Sun International\u2019s Chief Executive Officer, described the appointment as a key moment in the company\u2019s journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":3377,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Sun International has appointed Nomzamo Radebe as its new Chief Operating Officer for hospitality and sales, effective February 2. This strategic C-suite appointment is integral to the group's broader transformation agenda, aiming to strengthen operational leadership and advance its ambition to become a digitally led, market-leading, omnichannel gaming company. Ms. Radebe brings over 27 years of property and real estate management experience to optimize operations, enhance sales performance, and drive innovation across the company's hospitality and gaming portfolio.","focusai_entities":"Ulrik Bengtsson, Sun International, Nomzamo Radebe, SA Corporate Real Estate Ltd, Excellerate JHI, South African Property Owners Association, Institute of People Management","focusai_location":"South Africa","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), marketing_crm (0.8), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"COO's Strategic Impact?","query":"How will Ms. Radebe's extensive property and real estate management background specifically inform Sun International's 'digitally led, omnichannel gaming company' ambition, particularly concerning the integration of physical assets with digital platforms?"},{"label":"Operational KPIs Priority?","query":"What immediate operational and sales Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) will be prioritized under the new COO's leadership to accelerate the group's long-term transformation agenda and enhance shareholder value?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60016,60011],"tags":[60205,60610,60778],"class_list":["post-16620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-africa","tag-hospitality","tag-leadership","tag-property-management"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16620"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16633,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16620\/revisions\/16633"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}