French pay-TV giant Canal+ has announced sweeping changes to the leadership structure of its African operations, just days after finalising its takeover of South Africa’s MultiChoice Group.

Already announced is that the combined business – covering all of Africa, including French-speaking territories – will be led by David Mignot as CEO, and that outgoing MultiChoice Group CEO Calvo Mawela has been appointed chairman of Canal+ Africa.

But the combined business has now announced a huge overhaul of its management team and reporting structures, just days after the conclusion of the deal placed the South African broadcaster under foreign control for the first time in its history.

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Mignot said the newly formed team draws equally from Canal+ and MultiChoice executives and represents seven nationalities.

The new Canal+ Africa management is structured into three divisions – operations (TV and fibre), content and corporate functions. The full list of appointments is:

David Mignot: CEO, Africa
Nicolas Dandoy: Chief financial officer, Africa
Aziz Diallo: CEO, pay TV French-speaking Africa
Byron du Plessis: CEO, pay TV South Africa
Fhulufhelo “Fhulu” Badugela: CEO, pay TV Rest of Africa
Jean-François Duboy: CEO, GVA (fibre business)
Hennie Visser: Director, business operations, Africa
Fahmeeda Cassim-Surtee: CEO, advertising and media sales, Africa
Fabrice Faux: director, content: sport and general entertainment, French-speaking Africa
Nomsa Philiso: Director, content: general entertainment, English and Portuguese-speaking Africa
Rendani Ramovha: Director, content: sport, English and Portuguese-speaking Africa
Clément Hellich-Praquin: General secretary, Africa
Jean-Christophe Ramos: Director, public affairs, French-speaking Africa
Keabetswe “Kea” Modimoeng: Director, public affairs, English and Portuguese-speaking Africa
Michel Sibony: Chief value officer, Africa
Karim Bouzid: Director, integration, Africa
Hala Saab: Director, brand and communication, Africa
Sabelo Mawali: Chief technology officer, Africa
Tshepi Malatjie: Director, human resources, Africa

Additional senior roles:

Steven Budlender: Legal affairs, English-speaking Africa
Timothy Jacobs: Finance synergies, Africa

The new structure reflects Canal+’s ambition to build a pan-African media powerhouse that can compete with global streaming rivals while retaining deep local content expertise.