Our People
At the heart of the Takealot Group, you’ll find our people. From engineers and designers to retail buyers, drivers, pattern makers, marketers and packers, it’s people who drive our business. It’s never just one person’s effort to reach our goals — we do it as a high performance team.
Our Leaders
The Takealot Group brings together leaders from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of skill sets, mindsets and assets — and together, we make the ordinary extraordinary.
"Championing eCommerce to enrich South African lives and contribute to building a digital economy that is inclusive."
Mamongae Mahlare
Takealot Group, CEO
"Ensuring we save millions of South Africans time and money at every opportunity."
Tessa Ackermann
Takealot Group, CFO
"Creating opportunities for everyday South Africans to thrive in the digital world."
Frederick Zietsman
Takealot.com, CEO
"Helping South Africans live life a little more effortlessly."
Alex Wörz
Mr D, CEO
"The road to success is always under construction."
Penny Cohen
Superbalist.com, Co-CEO
"Don’t wait for opportunities. Create them."
David Cohen
Superbalist.com, Co-CEO
"Making sure shopping, supplying and delivering anything you can imagine remains above board."
Johannes Burger
Takealot Group, Head of Legal
"Leading tech innovation to put convenience into the palm of everyday South Africans’ hands."
Dave Buck
Takealot Group, Head of Product & Engineering
"Ensuring thousands of extraordinary minds become more than they could ever imagine."
Nomaxabiso Teyise
Takealot Group, Head of People & Transformation
"Helping millions of South Africans experience the joy of shopping anything they can imagine."
Sam Joynt
Takealot Group, Head of Customer Service & Experience
"Ensuring we deliver anything you can imagine, anywhere you can imagine in South Africa."
Francois Retief
Takealot Group, Head of Supply Chain & Logistics
"Where anything you can imagine starts."
Gideon Granville
Takealot Group, Head of Business Development
"Managing any project you can imagine by day, professional cat herder by night."
Andrew Dallas
Takealot Group, Head of Program & Project Management
An Extraordinary Experience
Our people’s diverse backgrounds, skill sets, mindsets and approaches are key to our success, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where their unique talents, skills and experience is valued.
We are dedicated to helping our people be the best they can be by creating a diverse and inclusive learning organisation, where every Extraordinary Mind can be themselves, feel welcome and thrive.