Richard Cazalet

Executive for Strategy and Transformation at Telkom South Africa

Richard is currently the Executive for Strategy and Transformation at Telkom South Africa. He is an experienced business leader with over 20 years’ involvement in the telecommunications industry over a wide range of technology and business areas. Prior to Telkom, he worked at Deloitte and Accenture, proving business consultancy services to several fixed and mobile service providers in Africa and the Middle East. He also held various technical and sales roles at Siemens and started his telecommunications career manufacturing optical fibre in a production facility in South Africa. 

He holds master’s degrees in Applied Physics and Business Leadership and is married with two daughters, both currently studying at university. In “normal” times he enjoys road running, sailing, and hiking / camping in nature.