MANIE MARITZ (54)
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: WOOLWORTHS FASHION, BEAUTY AND HOME

Member of the Woolworths South Africa Board.

Manie Maritz was appointed as Managing Director of Woolworths Fashion, Beauty and Home in June 2020 and is now the Chief Executive Officer of that division following an internal restructure. He has extensive retail experience across multiple merchandise categories and in various leadership roles.

Manie commenced his career as a buyer in The Foschini Group (TFG) in 1993 where, other than for a period as Brand Manager for Polo and General Manager for LA Jeans, he remained until 2018. At TFG he was the Managing Director of Markham; Group Director of Markham, Fabiani and G-Star with responsibility for TFG’s Africa expansion; and after TFG’s acquisition of Phase Eight (TFG London) in 2014, he was appointed to the board of TFG London and oversaw the integration of TFG London (Phase Eight, Whistles and HOBBS) into TFG. Three years later, with TFG’s acquisition of the Australian Retail Apparel Group in 2017, Manie was appointed to the board of TFG Australia with responsibility for the integration of this business into TFG.