{"id":212,"date":"2025-09-01T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T10:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in4ride.com\/?p=212"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:16:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:16:00","slug":"mazda-sa-gets-new-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in4ride.com\/?p=212","title":{"rendered":"MAZDA SA GETS NEW CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Mazda Southern Africa today announced that current Managing Director Craig Roberts, having led the Mazda business in the Southern African market for the past 8 years, will leave Mazda SA Pty Ltd to take up a role and business opportunity in a related but non-Automotive industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mazda Southern Africa Pty Ltd have announced that Bonite Van Der Merwe, current Head of Operations Sales & Service, will be appointed as the new MD of Mazda SA Pty Ltd, effective 1 October 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Der Merwe, a qualified Chartered Accountant, has been a member of the Mazda SA Organisation Management and Senior Management teams for the past 11 years, having served in the roles of Finance Manager and Head of Finance and Corporate Affairs before the current Head of Operations role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBonite, having been onboard with Mazda SA since the inception of Mazda SA as an Independent National Sales Company of Mazda Motor Corporation in 2014, is ideally positioned to assume the leadership role for Mazda in SA\u201d, commented Roberts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExperience across all areas of the Mazda SA Business, as well as a strong commitment to Mazda\u2019s Customer Centric and Human Centric values, will stand her in good stead to lead Mazda\u2019s Business in the SA Market”, said Roberts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mazda SA remains committed to its SA Customers and Dealer Invested Partners and is excited about the Mazda Brand’s future product lineup. This includes the All-New Mazda CX-5 headed for the SA market. In addition, Customer Centric Product elements such as its \u201cindustry leading\u201d Unlimited Mileage Warranty and Service Plans, including the \u201cfirst to market\u201d customer service such as \u201cCourtesy Service Vehicle Programs\u201d and \u201cLifetime Replacement Parts Warranty\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

STORY COURTESY OF MAZDA SA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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