#2  Nalen Naidoo is an open book | Part 2

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Join host, Pamela Hellig as she gets to know Nalen Naidoo.
Nalen is a highly-respected actuary who, after an illustrious career in insurance, made the switch to join Naspers, where he heads up the Property24 business.
He also holds various leadership positions in Board structures, and is the Chair of the ASSA Education Board, Chair of the ASSA Transformation Committee, and is ASSA President-Elect.
In this episode, Pamela and Nalen discuss sleep, servant leadership, data-driven decisions and how an actuary becomes head of an online property- and cars- online classifieds company.

Nalen’s book picks:
• Why We Sleep - Matthew Walker
• Factfulness - Hans Rosling
• Autobiography of a Yogi - Parmahansa Yogananda
• The Happiest Man on Earth - Eddie Jaku
• Cultural Intelligence - Julia Middleton

Connect with Nalen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nalen-naidoo-69b36818/?originalSubdomain=za
Visit our website: https://www.insight.co.za/
Season 3 / Episode 2 29 Feb 2024 English South Africa Tech News · Tech News

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