Business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso on March 14 said the BLSA was, to a large extent, the outcome of the late Michael Spicer’s efforts to create a future-proof business organisation that is ready to contribute to the development of South Africa.
It was under his guidance that the South African Foundation, an organisation more focused on protecting business during Apartheid, was transformed into BLSA in 2005.
“Michael led our organisation for the next six years, building it into an effective voice for business that could research and engage with government and other social partners. His death last week came as a shock to all of us, but he has left a proud legacy at BLSA,” Mavuso said.
Spicer was a historian, businessperson and passionate believer that South Africa benefits when business and government work well together. He was often in the middle of forging that relationship, Mavuso said.
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