Mariam Cassim

Mariam Cassim is the Executive director of Vodacom SA. She was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director with effect from 1 July 2015. Until recently Ms Cassim held a number of senior positions at Telesure Investment Holdings as well as Thebe Investment Corporation, and currently holds the position of Managing Executive: Financial Services and Insurance at Vodacom.

Mariam Cassim has notable board experience having served previously on the main board as well as subcommittees of listed as well as unlisted companies. A recipient of various academic awards, both local and international, Ms Cassim is a Chartered Accountant (SA) and was singled out by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) as a finalist in the 35-under-35 most outstanding young chartered accountants in the country. She has an MBA (cum laude) from the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business.