African Woman: Phuti Malabie, Woman Of Substance

Phuti Malabie has been described by Wall Street Journal as one of the women to watch towards overclass status in the corporate world as more female corporate elites sprangs up.

Born in South Africa and graduated with a degree in Economics from Rutgers University, New Jersey and a Masters Degree in Strategic Management from De Mont University, Leicester, UK, Malabie started working for Fieldstone, an international boutique investment firm that focuses on energy companies and manager, Project Finance for Development Bank of Southern Africa before sitting on the executive board of several companies.

She is the Chairperson of Gigajoule Africa (PTY) Ltd; Managing Director of Shanduka Energy and Executive Director Mondi Shanduka Newsprint.

She loves reading, travel and golf. She was awarded "Top in Project Finance" by the Association of Black Securities & Investment Professionals (ABSIP) in South Africa in 2003, and nominated "Young Global Leader 2007" by World Economic Forum in Switzerland in 2007.