By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Photo Credit: Helena Wasserman.
Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has announced the appointment of four new executives to will help address current business challenges and future-proof the entity to enable growth and long-term sustainability.
Marokane says the new appointments are part of its efforts to align its executive execution capability and capacity to focus its skilled people on delivering value quickly.
“I have been impressed with the volume and calibre of applicants who were willing to be associated with our brand. Our new executives had a choice of who they could work for. They chose Eskom.”
The appointments are all effective from November 1, and include:
- Group executive: corporate services Portia Mngomezulu, who is described as an accomplished corporate services executive with over 28 years of experience, and who will focus on streamlining controls and capacitating the unbundled entities to ensure an efficient corporate support service;
- Group executive: strategy and sustainability Nontokozo Hadebe, who is said to be a seasoned strategy executive with 23 years of experience and who will progress work in the areas of adapting Eskom’s strategy and aligning its research and development focus to solve Eskom’s current and future sustainability challenges and options;
- Group executive: group capital Roman Crookes, who is described as having over 23 years of experience in the local and international power industry, including as project director at Medupi, and who will be expected to drive efficiency in capital projects execution and capacitating the unbundled entities; and
- Chief information and technology officer Len de Villiers, who is said to have over 40 years of experience in the IT industry and who has been appointed on a three-year contract to assist Eskom’s digitalisation, use of AI, and to bolster its cybersecurity.
Eskom will continue to focus on implementing its generation recovery plan, strengthening governance, and tackling crime and corruption, while future-proofing the organization to enable energy security, growth, and long-term sustainability to the benefit of South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, added Marokane.