| Brett Levy |
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| Joint chief executive officer |
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| Born: 1975 |
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Brett has an impressive entrepreneurial history having founded and operated a number of small
businesses from the early 1990s. Brett has been involved in a wide range of industries, including
the distribution of fast-moving consumer goods and insurance replacements for electronic goods. His
business achievements have secured a number of prestigious nominations and awards, including the
ABSA Bank Jewish Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2003) and the ABSA Jewish Business Achiever
Non-Listed Company Award (2007), which he won jointly with his brother Mark. Brett was nominated
as an Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur SA Finalist for 2007. In 2010 Brett was a finalist in the
Top Young Entrepreneur category of the African Access National Business Awards and received the
Liberty Life Award for a Remarkable Success Story in the 2010 David Awards. |
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| Mark Levy |
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| Joint chief executive officer |
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| Born: 1971, BCompt (UNISA) |
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Mark graduated with a BCompt degree from UNISA in 1993. After a period as a commodity trader,
Mark decided to pursue his goal of becoming an entrepreneur and has spent the past several years
spearheading Blue Label Telecoms’ impressive growth and international expansion. Together with his
brother Brett, Mark won the ABSA Jewish Business Achiever Non-Listed Company Award (2007).
Mark was nominated as an Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur SA Finalist for 2007. In 2010 Mark
was a finalist in the Top Young Entrepreneur category of the African Access National Business Awards. |
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| Mark Pamensky |
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| Chief operating officer |
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| Born: 1972, BCom (Wits), BCompt (Hons) (UNISA), CA(SA) |
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Mark completed his articles with PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. before moving to the corporate finance
department of Mercantile Bank. In 1999 he joined the boutique corporate advisory firm, Nucleus
Corporate Finance, before joining Blue Label Investments in 2001. Mark has played an integral role
in the strategic and operational management of the Blue Label Telecoms group and much of its
telecommunications footprint can be attributed to his leadership. Mark is a member of the South
African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) and the Young Presidents Organisation (YPO). |
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| David Rivkind |
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| Financial director |
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| Born: 1972, BAcc (UNISA), CA(SA) |
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David commenced his articles at Papilsky Hurwitz and in 1999 he joined Merrill Lynch International
(UK) as a financial controller. David was employed by Credit Suisse for a brief period before his return
to South Africa in 2002. On his return David became the financial director at Integr8IT (Proprietary)
Limited prior to his appointment as the chief financial officer for Blue Label Investments where he
contributed significantly to the rapid growth of the group. David is a member of SAICA. |
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