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Business Connexion CEO Dies After Selling Business at Age 41
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Benjamin Mophatlane, who agreed to sell his information technology business Business Connexion Group Ltd. last month for $253 million, died yesterday following a cardiac arrest, the company said. He was 41.
“His death is a great tragic loss to the company and the South African business community,” Chairman Tony Ruiters said today in a statement. “Benjamin was instrumental in building BCX into South Africa’s leading IT company,” Johannesburg-based Business Connexion said.