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Makwana returns to lead new Eskom board that includes five engineers
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has unveiled the names of the much-anticipated new Eskom board, which includes five engineers and a trade unionist, and which will to be led by Mpho Makwana, who was appointed executive chairperson at the utility in late 2009 following a previous leadership crisis.
The board, whose three-year appointment begins on October 1, comprises 13 nonexecutive directors, including Dr Rod Crompton who has been retained from the previous board, and two executive directors, CEO André de Ruyter and CFO Calib Cassim.
The five engineers included on the board are:
Dr Busisiwe Vilakazi, who holds a DPhil in Engineering Science from the University of Oxford and who is also head of research and innovation at government information technology agency SITA;
Lwazi Goqwana, who has 25 years of working experience in manufacturing, construction, financial services, logistics, energy and government, and who has worked at Unilever, Tiger Brands, Barclays Africa, Transnet, and the Department of Public Enterprises;
Clive Le Roux, who is an former Eskom chief nuclear officer and who also previously served as a power station manager at Matimba and Koeberg;
Mteto Nyati, who holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and who is the former CEO of JSE-listed Altron; and
Dr Tsakani Mthombeni, who has a PhD in electrical engineering, is a past chairperson of the Energy Intensive Users Group and who is currently the sustainable development executive at Implats.
Former Congress of South African Trade Unions general-secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali is an interesting new inclusion.
His appointment coincides with recent industrial relations difficulties at the utility, which contributed to the implementation of Stage 6 load-shedding in June and July when some workers at the coal stations embarked on an illegal strike for higher wages.
The other members of the board are accountants Fathima Gany, Ayanda Mafuleka and Tryphosa Ramano, as well as lawyer Leslie Mkhabela and former Institute of Internal Auditors of South Africa CEO Dr Claudelle von Eck.
Makwana succeeds Professor Malegapuru Makgoba and takes up a role that he occupied previously as an executive chairperson; an appointment made after then CEO Jacob Maroga and then chairperson Bobby Godsell both stepped down following a public dispute over Maroga's proposed future strategy for the utility, which was rejected.
Gordhan said that the board had been appointed following a Cabinet meeting and a vetting process that had not involved any other structur, including the African National Congress deployment committee.
"I appeared before the Cabinet, we compile these names from various sources and professional bodies and what I'm announcing today is the result of carefully checking out all the candidates that we thought are able to make a contribution and that's what we have in front of us."
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By Engineering NewsPublic Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has unveiled the names of the much-anticipated new Eskom board, which includes five engineers and a trade unionist, and which will to be led by Mpho Makwana, who was appointed executive chairperson at the utility in late 2009 following a previous leadership crisis.
The board, whose three-year appointment begins on October 1, comprises 13 nonexecutive directors, including Dr Rod Crompton who has been retained from the previous board, and two executive directors, CEO André de Ruyter and CFO Calib Cassim.
The five engineers included on the board are:
Dr Busisiwe Vilakazi, who holds a DPhil in Engineering Science from the University of Oxford and who is also head of research and innovation at government information technology agency SITA;
Lwazi Goqwana, who has 25 years of working experience in manufacturing, construction, financial services, logistics, energy and government, and who has worked at Unilever, Tiger Brands, Barclays Africa, Transnet, and the Department of Public Enterprises;
Clive Le Roux, who is an former Eskom chief nuclear officer and who also previously served as a power station manager at Matimba and Koeberg;
Mteto Nyati, who holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and who is the former CEO of JSE-listed Altron; and
Dr Tsakani Mthombeni, who has a PhD in electrical engineering, is a past chairperson of the Energy Intensive Users Group and who is currently the sustainable development executive at Implats.
Former Congress of South African Trade Unions general-secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali is an interesting new inclusion.
His appointment coincides with recent industrial relations difficulties at the utility, which contributed to the implementation of Stage 6 load-shedding in June and July when some workers at the coal stations embarked on an illegal strike for higher wages.
The other members of the board are accountants Fathima Gany, Ayanda Mafuleka and Tryphosa Ramano, as well as lawyer Leslie Mkhabela and former Institute of Internal Auditors of South Africa CEO Dr Claudelle von Eck.
Makwana succeeds Professor Malegapuru Makgoba and takes up a role that he occupied previously as an executive chairperson; an appointment made after then CEO Jacob Maroga and then chairperson Bobby Godsell both stepped down following a public dispute over Maroga's proposed future strategy for the utility, which was rejected.
Gordhan said that the board had been appointed following a Cabinet meeting and a vetting process that had not involved any other structur, including the African National Congress deployment committee.
"I appeared before the Cabinet, we compile these names from various sources and professional bodies and what I'm announcing today is the result of carefully checking out all the candidates that we thought are able to make a contribution and that's what we have in front of us."