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Yoco: Leadership Change
Yoco, South Africa's fintech company, appointed Carsten Höltkemeyer (ex-Solaris head) as new CEO, nine months after co-founder Katlego Maphai stepped back. Interim co-CEOs Lungisa Matshoba and Bradley Wattrus have been leading the company.
Source: discovered:fintechfutures.com
The leadership read
Leadership transitions often precede broader the sector bench-strengthening over the next two quarters.
Market context: MitchelLake's Talent Market Index sits at 98.6 (Neutral), down 1.4 on the prior month; EMEA hiring signal is running steady (-1.1pts).
Yoco: 2 signals in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow; 2 tracked across 16 days.
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