Gideon Khobane

Gideon Khobane
Born
Itumeleng Gideon Khobane

(1977-03-06) March 6, 1977 (age 47)
Springs, Gauteng, South Africa
EducationQueen's College
Alma materUniversity of South Africa
OccupationBusinessman
TitleCEO of SuperSport
Spouse
Susan Younis
​
(m. 2015)​
Children1
Websitewww.supersport.com

Itumeleng Gideon Khobane (born 6 March 1977) is the CEO of MultiChoice subsidiary SuperSport.[1]

Early life and education

Khobane was born in Springs, Gauteng and was educated at Queen's College where he played athletics and rugby then matriculated in 1995.[2] He has Masters in Marketing and Management at Wits Business School and a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing and Management at University of South Africa.[citation needed]

Career

He was the CEO of SuperSport International from April 2016. He was previously also the director of general entertainment channels for M-Net.

Personal life

In August 2014, he got engaged to Susan Younis, the Executive Producer of MTV Base Africa and founder of Ms You TV and they married on 30 October 2015.[3] They have a son named Amani Ellie Khobane born in 2017.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Gideon Khobane, SuperSport CEO". SuperSport. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Kick Off: Gideon Khobane". pressreader. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Susan Younis, MTV Base boss weds fiance Gideon Khobane". pulse. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Susan Younis & Gideon Khobane welcome new baby". motherhoodinstyle. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

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