Marcel Golding | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 1994–1997 | |
| Assistant General Secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers | |
| In office 1985–1993 | |
| General Secretary | |
| Succeeded by | Gwede Mantashe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 June 1960 Johannesburg, Transvaal Union of South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Congress of South African Trade Unions |
| Spouse | Bronwyn Keene-Young |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
Marcel Golding (born 29 June 1960) is a South African businessman and former trade unionist. He is best known for his tenure as executive chairman of private-equity firm Hosken Consolidated Investments (HCI) from 1997 to 2014. During that time, he was also chief executive officer of e.TV from 1999 to 2014. He is currently chief executive at African & Overseas Enterprises and maintains directorships in the gambling, retail, and other sectors.
Golding rose to prominence in the 1980s as the assistant general secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), an affiliate of the Congress of South African Trade Unions. He represented the African National Congress in the National Assembly during the first post-apartheid Parliament from 1994; he resigned his seat in 1997 in order to take over the running of HCI. HCI was initially conceived as a vehicle for NUM investments, but Golding himself acquired a billion-rand stake. He left HCI and e.TV in October 2014 after falling out with fellow former unionist Johnny Copelyn, who was his longtime friend and business partner.