Standard Bank group has appointed Virginia Magapatona as the new group head of communication and reputation management, effective 1 March 2023. Magapatona will oversee all communication activities for the group.She has more than 20 years of leadership expertise in corporate communication and reputation management. Magapatona joins Standard Bank group from FNB, where she held numerous leadership positions, including corporate affairs executive (reported to the chief executive officer) and was a member of the FNB executive committee (exco). She was also a trustee of the FirstRand Foundation and served on the
FirstRand foundation audit, risk, and compliance committee. Standard Bank group chief operating officer, Margaret Nienaber, said the organisation is excited about Magapatona s return home, having spent her earlier years (2005 to 2009) with the group as part of Standard Bank corporate and investment banking division. Prior to that, she worked for HSBC Investment Services (Pty) Ltd.