Board of Directors as on 25 September 2015
Note: Some of the profiles listed are currently under review and the latest profiles will be published as soon as
they become available
Dr Baldwin Ngubane
(73)
Chairman
Independent non-executive
P&G, RBP
Dr. Ngubane, the former
Minister of Arts, Culture,
Science and Technology,
and also ambassador to
Japan, has vast experience
in the health sector, both
local and international. He
has served on the Boards
of various children and
community based
organisations; he was also
the Chairperson of the
Land Bank and served on
the Board of the South
African Broadcasting
Corporation. Dr Ngubane
joined the Board of
Directors of Eskom as a
Non-Executive Director
on 11 December 2014 and
was appointed as interim
Chairman of the Board of
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd
on 30 March 2015, in
which capacity he currently
serves.
Mr Brian Molefe
(48)
Group Chief Executive
ARC, P&G, SES, IFC
Mr. Molefe’s qualifications
include the following:
Honorary Doctorate in
Engineering, University of
Glasgow Caledonian;
Masters of Business
Leadership, University of
South Africa; PostGraduate Diploma in
Economics, London
University, School of
Oriental and African
Studies and a Bachelor of
Commerce, University of
South Africa. Majors:
Accounting and
Economics. Other training
courses include: a
Programme for Young
Global Leaders, Kennedy
School of Government,
Harvard University
(Cambridge, Mass. USA,
2009), Advanced
Management Program,
Harvard Business School
(Boston 2006); and
Executive Programme at
Wharton Business School
(Philadelphia USA, 2003).
Mr Anoj Singh
Mr Romeo Kumalo
(43)
Chief Financial Officer
ARC, IFC
Mr. Singh qualified as a
Chartered Accountant in
2000. He has over 15
years’ experience in
Finance; Auditing;
Commercial; Strategy
Development and
Execution; Financial Risk
Modeling and
Management; Treasury and
Capital Project
Management. Mr Singh
was prevously the CFO of
Transnet SOC Ltd.
Independent non-executive
ARC, IFC, RBP
Romeo, the current CEO of
Vodacom International, is
an accomplished executive,
with over 20 years’
experience in the
information and
communications technology
industry.
He is a commercial strategy
expert, with a proven track
record of building
successful teams and
turning around
underperforming
businesses.
Ms Venete Klein
(56)
Dr Pat Naidoo
(55)
Independent non-executive Independent non-executive
ARC, IFC, P&G, SES
RBP, SES, IFC
Venete is a chartered
director, and the Chairman
of the Institute of Directors
of Southern Africa. She
heads up her own
management consultancy
firm.
She has completed
numerous senior executive
programmes at top
business schools both
locally and internationally,
and holds various
directorships.
Pat is a registered
professional engineer, a
specialist consultant and
an Adjunct Professor of
Power Engineering at the
Durban University of
Technology. He has three
decades of experience in
the electricity industry with
Eskom and the South
African Power Pool.
He serves on the Council
of South African Institute of
Electrical Engineers and is
a member on the executive
committee of the Institute
of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers
South Africa and Cigre SA.
Ms Mariam Cassim
(33)
Independent non-executive
ARC, SES
Ms Cassim until recently
held a number of senior
positions in Thebe
Investment Corporation.
She currently holds the
position of Executive Head:
Commercial at Telesure
Investment Holdings. Her
experience lies in auditing,
corporate finance, new
business development and
organisational strategy. A
recipient of various
academic awards (both
local and international), Ms
Cassim is a Chartered
Accountant (SA) and has
also completed a MBA
(Cum Laude) from the
University of Cape Town’s
Graduate School of
Business.
Mr Zethembe Khoza
(57)
Independent non-executive
SES, IFC, P&G, BTC
Zethembe, the former head
of Customer Services at
Telkom, heads up his own
investment company,
specialising in consulting,
civil construction work and
building maintenance.
He is experienced in
infrastructure planning and
commercialisation.
Zethembe acted as Chief
Executive from 12 March to
17 April 2015.
Ms Chwayita Mabude
(45)
Ms Nazia Carrim
(34)
Independent non-executive
Independent non-executive Independent non-executive
P&G, RBP, SES, BTC
SES, P&G, ARC,BTC
IFC
Nazia is an admitted
attorney, conveyancer and
Chwayita, is a practising
Mark is a chartered
notary, with a strong focus
accountant with a
accountant, with
on business.
background in financial
experience in effecting
She heads up her own
management.
turnaround strategies.
legal practice and also
She has served on the
serves as a Commissioner
Eskom Board since June
at the CCMA.
2011, and also serves on
the Board of the Airports
Company South Africa.
Ms Viroshini Naidoo
(42)
Independent non-executive
ARC, BTC, RBP
Viroshini joins the Board as
an admitted attorney with
High Court right of
appearance and over nine
years’ experience in private
practice as well as
corporate legal counsel
roles with Telkom and
Mpact Limited.
Mr Mark Pamensky
(42)
Mr Giovanni Leonardi
(54)
Independent non-executive
P&G
Giovanni (John) is an
accomplished executive
with over 25 years of
experience in both general
and project management.
From 2004 to 2012 he
served as the Chief
Executive of a leading
Swiss electricity and energy
services provider with focus
on Europe. He currently
holds the seats of chairman
and member on various
supervisory boards.