Barely six months after guiding South Africa to a memorable Rugby World Cup triumph in Yokohama, Japan, Zimbabwe-born Springboks legend Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira is bracing for a new adventure, this time in the world of business.<\/p>\n
The 34-year-old Harare-born prop was on Thursday confirmed as the new CEO and shareholder of a newly-formed South African company — Umlindi Security — a subsidiary of Fidelity Services Group, one of Southern Africa’s largest integrated security firms.<\/p>\n
Wahl Bartmann, group CEO of Fidelity Services Group, said the new role would be a perfect fit for Mtawarira as he transitions from his professional rugby career into the corporate world.<\/p>\n
“Tendai has been a part of Fidelity for close to nine years now as our brand ambassador,” Bartmann said in a statement<\/p>\n
“Over the past few years, Mtawarira has worked closely with me, shadowing me and joining me at many company events and meetings. I have enjoyed my time as his mentor and collaborating on a number of different projects, which have all been successful. It was only a matter of time before the skills he gained would assist him to start his own company.”<\/p>\n
The two met through a chance encounter eight years ago and became close friends, with Bartmann eventually taking on a mentorship role for Mtawarira.<\/p>\n
According to Bartmann, Mtawarira’s natural flair and strength as a professional rugby player and his business acumen are well-suited to the requirements of a new business venture.<\/p>\n
Mtawarira is currently studying towards his MBA. He recently enrolled at the Henley Business School MBA programme to further prepare for his new role as a businessman with Umlindi Security and Fidelity Services Group.<\/p>\n
“Being a businessman has excited me for a long time because it combines many of the core values I needed in my rugby career, like teamwork, innovation, commitment, continuous self-improvement and having fun,” said Mtawarira.<\/p>\n
“I am excited to start this new adventure and look forward to growing Umlindi into a prominent player in the security and related services industry, and look forward to more involvement with the Fidelity Services Group.”<\/p>\n
Umlindi will focus on aspects of guarding, cleaning services, car tracking, home and business security, cash management solutions, and fire solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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