Dr. Mzamo Masito

Business Visionary, Brand Builder, Cultural Architect, and Keynote Speaker on Leadership, Identity, and Men’s Empowerment

Meet Mzamo Masito

Dr Mzamo Masito is one of Africa’s most distinguished voices on leadership, purpose, and transformation, a business strategist and cultural architect redefining how men, organisations, and societies lead in the modern world. With more than 27 years of experience across technology, telecommunications, sport, consultancy, and consumer goods, he brings boardroom credibility, academic depth, and human-centred insight to every stage he steps onto.

As the Africa Regional Lead at Canva, Dr Masito is leading the company’s mission to democratise creativity and opportunity across the continent, inspiring a new generation of African innovators to think boldly and design their own futures. His leadership is marked by authenticity, compassion, and strategic clarity, qualities that have made him a trusted guide to executives, entrepreneurs, and men navigating change.

Previously the Chief Marketing Officer at Google Africa, Chief Brand Officer at Nike Africa, and Vice President of Brand Building at Unilever, Dr Masito has shaped some of the world’s most powerful brands. From Nike’s award-winning 2010 FIFA World Cup Campaign to Google’s Africa-wide growth strategy, his work has elevated purpose, culture, and inclusion into cornerstones of global brand success.

His high-impact keynotes and masterclasses bring together behavioural science, leadership strategy, and cultural intelligence, offering men and leaders practical tools to align purpose with performance. His signature themes include, Men’s Empowerment and Social Impact, Leadership in the 4IR Era, Brand Purpose and Innovation, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging, African Growth Strategy, Transformational Leadership.

A passionate advocate for redefining masculinity and emotional leadership, Dr Masito is the Co-founder of African Men Care (AMC), a pioneering movement dedicated to transforming men’s mental health, family leadership, and accountability across Africa. Through his men’s gatherings, corporate engagements, and national campaigns, he challenges men to lead with empathy, integrity, and intention, shifting narratives from dominance to discipline, and from power to purpose.

A former lecturer at the University of Cape Town, GIBS, and Harvard Business School guest faculty, Dr Masito blends academic excellence with lived experience. Holding a PhD in Business Science (Marketing) and an MBA (GIBS), he has worked in the UK, USA, Europe, India, and across Africa, shaping a global understanding of how leadership, identity, and culture intersect to drive sustainable growth.

Book Dr Mzamo Masito today for your next men’s conference, empowerment gathering, leadership retreat, or national campaign, and ignite a movement of men who lead with courage, accountability, and purpose.

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Google appoints Mzamo Masito as its new chief marketing officer

Google has appointed Mzamo Masito as its chief marketing officer for sub-Saharan Africa.

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