Byron du Plessis, the Deputy CFO of Multichoice, will take over MultiChoice SA and Showmax CEO, Marc Jury’s office in December, as Jury departs the company in April 2025.
Jury has resigned and only in April of last year did the former CEO of SuperSport assume the role of CEO of MultiChoice SA. His departure comes after several top executives left the pay-TV operator industry.
Imtiaz Patel resigned as MultiChoice’s chair in April. This wasdespitef the group’s declaration that Patel would continue to serve as chair until the Canal+ deal was finalized.
In 2023, Yolisa Phahle, the CEO of Showmax, resigned. This role was filled by Jury after she left. MultiChoice’s general entertainment group executive, Gideon Khobane, departed the company in 2022. Jury’s departure coincides with a critical period for MultiChoice, as the company announced large losses for the six months ending September 30, 2024, and subscriber numbers are declining. Jury oversaw SuperSport as its CEO.
Continuing, before, he oversaw marketing and acquisitions. He oversaw Cricket SA’s marketing and commercial division from 2012 to 2016. He formerly worked as a commercial executive for SA Investments Limited, a business that markets entertainment and sports. He has held the positions of account manager at Frontiers Group Africa, manager of new business development at United Media Entertainment Group in London, and managing director of IFM Sports Marketing Surveys, Africa and Middle East (now Repucom).
He majored in economics and earned a Bachelor of Business Science degree with honors in marketing. Jury is expected to look for new sports-related jobs. He spent ten years with MultiChoice, BrandSpur digital news platform reports.
