Tushar Agrawal is the Chairman of Buffalo Coal Corp., an anthracite and bituminous coal producer based in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa, and part of Oza Holdings Group. Tushar holds a Business Administration degree from HR College, Mumbai, India. Oza Holdings exports about 2.5 million tons of coal on an annualised basis and serves metallurgical and thermal customers across Africa, Asia and Europe, with its products delivered to more than 25 countries. The Group’s coal mining operations in Kwa-Zulu Natal entail two underground drill and blast and three open pit operations, supported by wash plants and rail load-out facilities. Oza Holdings also operates a calcination plant within its mining complex to produce calcined anthracite products.

Vuslat Bayoglu is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of mining investment company Menar, which has controlling stakes in Canyon Coal, Zululand Anthracite Colliery, Kangra and East Manganese. He holds an honours degree in Mechanical Engineering and has almost 20 years of experience in the mining industry. During that period, he led the group’s subsidiaries from junior to mid-tier status through organic growth and acquisitions.
Bayoglu is a hands-on investor with a keen interest in bettering the South African economy. He is actively involved in seeking solutions to key issues faced by South Africa. Bayoglu also serves on the board of the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) and recently became a director sitting on the board of the World Coal Association.

Alan Clegg is a natural resources and energy industry professional with over four decades of experience gained from working in natural resource development and construction projects, industries and related supply industries in more than 40 African and 160 countries in total across all the continents. He is a registered Professional Mining Engineer (Pr.Eng), a registered Professional Construction Project Manager (Pr.CPM), a registered Project Management Professional (PMP) and carries professional Fellowship status with the South African Institute of Mining & Metallurgy (FSAIMM) and the Institute of Quarrying (FIOQ) as well a professional membership with many of the related institutes globally and is a recognised natural resources technical assessment, reporting and project valuation expert with key experience in stock exchange listings and the requirements for successful private equity capital raising. Alan has been intimately involved as a director, executive manager, team leader or member of teams that have completed feasibility studies and/or constructed on an ECM, EPC or EPCM basis over 60 major projects across all commodities, including inter alia gold and platinum, infrastructure metals, energy fuels, energy metals, bulk commodities, industrial minerals and dimensional stones with a combined value in money of today in excess of US$100 billion over the last 25 years. He has advised a number of governments on mining policy, legislation and regulation since 1990, as well as being the architect and executor of practical plans for unlocking the potential value of their natural resources base.   He has been the Chairman of numerous high-profile natural resources technical conferences and seminars in the industry globally and is the sitting Chairman of the African Union event, The African Mining Summit.  He is also an accomplished technical author and speaker of over 40 papers and journal articles.   Further, he has been nominated for a number of awards and prizes internationally, including for the prestigious “John Barrie Award” of the PMI (USA) Project Management Institute, for his contribution to project management theory and practice. Alan is an active independent consultant and competent natural resource project valuator to the industry globally and has an acute interest in new technology deployment for improved return on equity and investment in general. He has held  eight past Board appointments, including three at CEO level in international and multinational natural resource, process engineering, equipment and construction sector companies and has been active as a member and Fellow of the Institute of Directors of RSA & UK and in several other countries, keeping fully up to date with the highest standards for corporate governance in companies and has served and/or chaired numerous board sub-committees.

Brian Day is experienced in RE business development – in wind and PV. He has 31 years’ experience in technical, business development and civil society fields. He is a chemical engineer with a Master’s in Engineering Management. Early work experience includes steelmaking, R&D, construction and social justice. He joined Exxaro in 2007 in project management and became part of the team that established Cennergi in 2012 as Head of Project Development and Technical Support. He later had a role in advocacy, including board roles in two industry associations. Brian has worked as Head of Implementation at the IPP Office for the Department of Energy. He is currently supporting Exxaro’s new energy initiative, Sasol and other IPPs. Lately he has supported the Energy Council and has appeared on interviews on the electricity sector in South Africa.

Sandra leads the firm’s Energy Transition practice in Africa. In this capacity, she, together with PiP's multi-disciplinary team, will be supporting clients in the development of their roadmaps to net zero carbon, including helping them to manage Scope 3, collaborating on their go-to market strategy for getting to ‘shovel ready’ energy projects, and beyond, to operations, as well as advising on filling the shortfall with verifiable and value-based carbon credits. Prior to joining PiP, Sandra was the Market Segment Leader for Energy and Natural Resources at EY, and before that, she held a variety of positions related to mining & metals in investment banking at Standard Bank. She is a lawyer by training and loves working with clients to develop and implement strategic solutions for challenges, including challenges relating to energy security and transition.

Edwin T. Elias is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Morupule Coal Mine . He is a Metallurgical Engineer by profession with at least 20 years of experience within the diamond industry. Prior to his appointment as CEO, he was the General Manager of MCM and Group Head of Ore Processing for Debswana Mining Company. Edwin has also spent at least 2 5 years as Head of Maintenance and Process for De Beers Canada, based at Victor Mine Ontario, Canada. Edwin has an Executive Master’s in Business Administration ( from the University of Toronto Rotman School of Management, Toronto, Canada), a Bachelor’s of Science in Metallurgical Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, USA and an Emerging Leaders Program Certification from the London Business School, London, UK. He is also an inaugural Board Member and currently Board Chairman of the Botswana Institute For Technology, Research and Innovation and a Deputy Board Council Member of the Botswana International University of Science and Technology. In addition, Edwin is also a Chairman of the Botswana Chamber of Mines and Chairman of the Morupule Rehabilitation Trust. He is also a member of the IODSA (Institute of Directors in South Africa) and a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum. 

Christo Fourie qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1993. He joined the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa in 1994. He previously headed up the IDC’s Workout and Restructuring Department (2001-2004), Corporate & Structured Finance Department (2006-2007), Venture Capital SBU (2008-2015) and New Industries SBU (2015-2020). Christo was appointed as the Head of the newly established Energy SBU in April 2020. This SBU provides funding (debt through to equity) to energy generation and efficiency projects that help to improve the country’s security of energy supply, contribute towards South Africa’s Just Energy Transition and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Through its funding, the SBU seeks to facilitate transformation and stimulate increased localisation of renewables components.

Chief Executive Officer at the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA), Niveshen advocates for a thriving wind energy sector in South Africa with local participation and beneficiation at the heart of its development. Enhancing SAWEA’s focus on policy advocacy and lobbying, Niveshen represents the united voice of the wind energy sector and is working towards policy and regulatory certainty while achieving social, environmental and economic impact on behalf of the SAWEA membership. With twelve years in the green economy environment, Niveshen has a diverse knowledge base and depth of experience, which ranges from carbon management and climate change to flagship energy project implementation as well as formulating and applying energy policy. Furthermore, his most recent position as COO at SAPVIA represents his passion for renewable energy and showcases his tireless dedication to advocating on behalf of members through engagement with government on various levels. Niveshen has successfully championed the development and implementation of a voluntary quality mechanism, the PV GreenCard, a programme based on skills development, standardization and documentation for small-scale embedded generation. He continues to spearhead the development of industry-led programmes to support the just energy transition. Niveshen contributes on a global level having served as a board member on the Global Solar Council and now supports the Global Wind Energy Council. He is actively involved in the African Task Force, sharing learning across the region. He further provides a mentorship role on various platforms to new businesses and entrants into the RE space.

Ian is a registered Professional Engineer and has been in the coal industry since 2000, holding senior roles in Colombia, South Africa and Singapore.  He led the marketing and logistics functions during the acquisition and establishment of the Carbones del Cerrejón joint venture in Colombia. He established the CMC company in Dublin, responsible for the marketing of Cerrejón coal. He rejoined Anglo American in South Africa in 2003 where he worked in various business development, project and strategy roles. He led a national initiative charting the strategic future of the South African coal industry, known as the South African Coal Road Map, published in 2013. He was based in Singapore from 2014 to 2020, where he developed and supported Anglo American’s thermal coal trading business in the role of Head of Strategy and Origination. He was a non-executive director of globalCOAL for several years until 2022 and was a founding member of the SA Chamber of Commerce in Singapore. Ian returned to South Africa in 2020 where he consults in the energy industry. He recently completed a review of the SA coal mining business on behalf of exporters to determine the country’s future coal export potential as well as the value of this industry to the country’s GDP and employment.

Divyesh has been involved in the logistics Industry for more than 20 years in various professional, consulting and leadership roles. His operational and commercial experience and knowledge spans across production, warehousing, road distribution, rail, ports and inland terminals. Divyesh spent nearly nine years as the Commercial General Manager at Transnet where he was responsible for the negotiations and conclusion of long-term Take or Pay contracts with potential customers for port and rail, price determination and negotiations, capacity allocation frameworks and governance across all channels, strategies and implementation for enabling emerging miners.
Commodity strategies and solutions and responsibilities across most commodities, including the major bulk commodities, namely coal, iron ore and manganese. Divyesh was appointed as the Executive Head of Makoya Advisory Services to lead the business in the areas of logistics and supply chain advisory services to the public and private sector.

Suraj Kannaye is an experienced professional with deep domain experience in the power industry. His qualifications include a BSC Mechanical Engineering Degree from the University of Natal in Durban and a Master’s of Science Degree in Engineering from the University of Witwatersrand. Suraj has 25 years of experience while employed by local companies and global industrial companies including Siemens, Alstom and GE. He started his career as a Turbine Engineer at Eskom where he was responsible for outage coordination and as an engineer on various plant systems. After eight years with Eskom, four of which was as the Turbine Engineering Manager at Lethabo Power Station, he joined ABI (later SAB) as Packaging Engineer and later moved to a role as Production Manager. Two years later, he rejoined the energy sector as Technical Project Manager for Siemens in South Africa. During the initial phases of the Medupi and Kusile design, Suraj joined Alstom as the Head of Engineering. Upon completion of the design phase of the turbine and generator engineering, Suraj was appointed by the Alstom joint venture in India as their Head of Engineering tasked with establishing a design team and support the manufacturing infrastructure set-up for the Indian entity. After five years, at the time when Alstom Power was acquired by GE, Suraj rejoined the South African organisation as Head of Tendering. He has subsequently held roles as Commercial Operations Director and most recently Commercial director for the services business of GE Steam Power in Sub-Saharan Africa. Suraj is also presently serving as a director on the board of GE South Africa.

Shammy Luvhengo is the founder of Ndalamo Resources. He is a qualified investment banker who started his career as a geologist with Exxaro Resources before moving into investment banking.  Shammy worked for Investec Bank and Nedbank Capital, structuring and implementing project finance and BEE deals within the resources industry. Within Nedbank, he worked on the funding of Two Rivers Platinum, Modikwa Platinum Mines and Elandsfontein Platinum. He developed a passion for PGMs which led him joining Nkwe Platinum Ltd as Head of Business Development, after his exit from investment banking.

Dan Mashigo has been with Eskom for 26 years, mostly in power generation. His senior management role in Eskom was a Power Station Manager for about 6 years before joining the Primary Energy Division in 2009 as Senior Manager Coal. In the Primary Energy Division, he occupied various roles, including Senior Manager Coal Contracts, Project Portfolio Manager, Acting General Manager Coal Operations and Business Improvement Project Lead. In 2017 he was transferred to the subsidiary company, Eskom Rotek Industries, in the role of General Manager Operations until his appointment in April 2018 as Acting Senior General Manager, Primary Energy.  In April 2019 he was appointed as General Manager, Primary Energy.

Kolobe Nala Investment Company (Pty) Ltd (KNI) is a family-owned business focused on investments in mining, energy and aviation and is headed by Billy Mawasha, who has extensive mining experience with Anglo American, Rio Tinto, De Beers and AngloGold Ashanti to name but a few. Until recently, Billy was the Country Head in South Africa for Rio Tinto and the MD of Richards Bay Minerals. In addition, Billy serves on the Board of Metair Investments Ltd (MTA:SJ – Automotive Components and Battery Manufacturer) and is the Chairman of their Investment Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk and Nomination Committees. Billy is also a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. Billy’s experience, a strong network of relationships in the mining industry and his understanding of doing business across the continent, enables KNI to bring long-term value-adding perspectives, hands-on and pragmatic expertise and solid operational and technical know-how to projects they invest in. This is realised through strategic guidance and active participation in the board of directors and associated committees, in particular the investment, technical and risk committees and through working collaboratively with relevant parties and management teams. 

Rethabile Melamu is a sustainability professional who is trained in Chemical and Environmental Engineering. She has 15 years’ experience in the areas of clean energy, green economy, environmental sustainability, enterprise development, life cycle assessments and climate change. My experience spans several sectors including renewable energy, waste management, water and sanitation. I am a seasoned professional with a depth of understanding on the adoption of innovative climate smart technologies in society. This is backed by experience of running a technology innovation-based incubation programme for almost 6 years. Rethabile  has solid experience in developing public sector policies and has led the development of sub-national energy and green economy strategies and facilitated their implementation. She sits on several boards and advisory committees of private, academia and public sector organisations. She is a thought leader in the energy and green economy sectors, having published reports, thought leadership pieces and academic articles on several platforms in her areas of expertise. Rethabile has featured extensively as a speaker on various national and international platforms. She has received recognition for her contribution in the energy sector, notably as a 2017 finalist under the Outstanding Woman in Power and Energy in Africa category at Africa Utility Week. In 2017, she lead-authored a paper for the prestigious UNDP-supported OR Tambo Series of Lectures on Chapter 5 (‘Transition to a low-carbon economy’) of the South African National Development Plan (2030). In 2019, Rethabile was recognised by the national Mail & Guardian newspaper as one of Women Who Are Changing South Africa in the Public Sector.

Matthew Mflathelwa is the General Manager of Strategy and Planning in Eskom Holdings and is responsible for developing Eskom’s long-term strategy, negotiating Eskom’s compact with the shareholder, developing the corporate plan and the associated capital allocation for Eskom’s line businesses. Over the past 12 years, Matthew has held multiple roles within Eskom, ranging from operating and maintenance engineering at coal power stations to providing strategic advisory support to executives, across multiple business areas within the Eskom group. He has worked on a number of nuanced projects including several organisational turnaround initiatives and, most recently, developing the business case for Eskom’s transition towards cleaner energy.

Mogale Modisane is a vibrant energy leader with a proven record of contributing to the energy challenges, opportunities and debates at a national and global level. He is currently employed as a renewable energy technical lead, with a focus on grid-scale solar, onshore wind and hybrid energy systems with Engie Southern Africa. Internationally he is part of the Global Future Energy Leaders (FEL -100) programme within the World Energy Council as part of the 2023 cohort. He is also part of the South African National Energy Association’s (SANEA) Youth Task team which contributes youth perspectives to global challenges on the topic of climate change. He is a registered professional engineer (Pr.Eng) with the Engineering Council of South Africa and a fervent advocate for youth participation in shaping the energy landscape of tomorrow.

Reitumetse Molotsoane is the Head: Environment at the National Business Initiative (NBI). Reitumetse was previously Programme Manager: Climate and Energy at the NBI.  Reitumetse was formerly Director: Mitigation Response Analysis and Director: Climate Change Priority Programmes at the South African National Department Forestry, Fisheries and Environment.  She led the analysis and reporting of national mitigation actions to various audiences, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.  She provided strategic and advisory services in the development and implementation of South Africa’s Climate Change Flagship Programmes, attracting investment and enhancing implementing capacity. Reitumetse was previously the Senior Manager: Climate Change at EY and Senior Consultant at Camco Clean Energy. Reitumetse holds an MSc from Imperial College, London and undergraduate degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

TFR Chief Executive, Sizakele Mzimela, joined the Transnet Executive Team in April 2020 and is tasked with overseeing the division that provides rail infrastructure and operates rail services over major corridors to transport commodities for export, regional and domestic markets. Sizakele is a seasoned business executive with 30 years’ global experience across diverse industries in the public and private sectors. Sizakele began her career at Standard bank and later worked for Total SA before moving into aviation. She is the former Group CEO of South African Airways, which at the time was the continent’s largest airline with presence in more than 40 international locations. Her experience in logistics also includes the chairing of a listed logistics company over and above her executive management of other regional and domestic airline carriers. Sizakele’s extensive experience in running complex logistical entities have held her in good stead as she leads the turnaround, growth and development of Transnet Freight Rail, Transnet’s largest operation division. She holds a Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Statistics degree from the University of Swaziland, a certificate in Management from Henley College and  is a graduate of the Transnet Executive Development Programme (GIBS). She has completed a number of other programmes at GIBS, the London School of Economics and Cambridge University, to mention a few. Sizakele is the current Vice President of the Southern African Rail Association (SARA).

July Ndlovu is the CEO of Thungela Resources and a coal miner at heart. He was previously the CEO of Anglo American’s Coal business before it was demerged and listed on the JSE and LSE. After starting at Anglo American as a graduate trainee, in 2001, he transferred to Anglo American Platinum, where he was first appointed Business Manager of the Polokwane Smelter, then Executive Head of processing. He spent some time at Anglo American subsidiaries in Zimbabwe in several senior managerial positions in metallurgical operations, and technical services. While working to make a difference, July demands high standards and delivering on commitments; his leadership style is respectful and fair, serving and supporting the people he works with. July graduated with honours in Engineering and Business Leadership from the Universities of Zimbabwe and South Africa, respectively. He also completed the Columbia Business School's Senior Executive Programme. In 2020 July was appointed as the Chairman of the World Coal Association (WCA), tasked with ensuring that the organisation meets both customers’ needs and society’s expectations of it, including working together to deliver a new era of clean technologies.

Steve Nicholls is the recently appointed Head of Mitigation at South Africa’s Presidential Climate Commission.  In this role Steve works with a range of stakeholders to reach consensus on net-zero pathways for each sector of the economy built on a strong fact base, while supporting capacity building and cooperation within the modelling community in South Africa.  Understanding future competitive economies and what kind of investments are required to enhance South Africa’s economic competitiveness while creating employment and reducing inequality and poverty is his key focus.  Steve maintains an ongoing advisory role to the National Business Initiative supporting their Just Transition Pathways work. Steve’s past experience is in connecting climate issues with economic impact and therefore building the strategic case for integrating climate considerations into economic planning, strategy, risk management, investment planning, policy development and implementation. Prior to joining the PCC, Steve led the environment and society programmes at the National Business Initiative.  In this role, Steve ran the programmes that harnessed the collective effort of South African businesses across the areas of energy, climate change, and water.  Steve has worked in the consulting industry in the United Kingdom and South Africa and has worked on projects in Europe and Southern and East Africa.  He has worked across several sectors including mining, telecoms, government, electrical energy, oil and gas, financial services and retail. 

As an analyst and associate in the PE and Alternative investment industry, Sibonelo has achieved a number of milestones and acquired experience and expertise in the industry. As an analyst and now an associate, he is responsible for private equity funds. Sibonelo manages the investment team leaders and as an investment committee member, he helps evaluate potential investment opportunities submitted by these teams. He is also responsible for helping to manage the company’s LP relationships in order to ensure the LPs are up to date on the company’s current investments.  Sibonielo is an investment executive with a proven track record of fundraising equity co-investment capital, broad investor relations expertise as well as extensive credit experience in structuring and executing complex financings across the capital structure and across industries globally, co-investments and investments syndication. He leads the marketing and syndication of co-investments to institutional investors at a private equity firm, with a strong aptitude for understanding investors' sensitivities, investment criteria and perspectives, He has a proven ability to act as a liaison between the specialist investment professionals and the generalist investors to effectively market complex investment opportunities. He was also involved in the setup of the World Energy Council in South Africa. As a member of the World Energy Council (South Africa) network, and as a board member of the local South African WEC committee, he is proud to promote the national perspective of the Republic of South Africa within national and regional energy debates.  Sibonelo has worked for five years with the DFIs, setting up support for private sector development in the Sub-Saharan Africa finance space, and has advised forward-looking private companies and financial service providers that implement high-impact investments in emerging and developing countries. He has helped to create long-term financing, advisory services and promotional programmes with the International Finance Corporation and the DEG - a German investment and development company.

A qualified Mining Engineer with 24+ years’ experience in mine development, mining finance and mining operations in energy minerals, base metals, precious metals and industrial minerals. He started his career with Iscor Mining in coal, iron ore and titanium mining operations and mine development. He was part of the part of the team that developed the mining portfolio of Iscor Heavy Minerals, now owned by Tronox. He consulted to major mining companies in Africa, South America, North America and Europe in mine turnaround and optimisation including Newmont, AngloGold Ashanti, Kaiser Aluminium, Outokumpu and RAG Coal. He co-founded a mining contracting company that mined 1.5 million tons of coal per annum for Anglo Coal for 6 years and was a co-founder of ASX listed Universal Coal, where he developed the Kangala Coal Mine and coal project portfolio. He is a Director of MX Mining Capital Advisors, which advises mine developers, mine owners and mining investors on financing of mining projects. He is a board member of Maatla Energy, which is developing the Mmamabula coal mine and coal-to-liquids project in Botswana. Mike is currently working on the financing of mining projects for clients in energy minerals, base metals, precious metals and industrial minerals in Africa, Asia, America and Europe.

Victor Sibiya has over than two decades of experience working in the South African energy and petroleum industries. He worked in government, analysing, developing and implementing legislation and strategies related to the energy sector, as well as participating in traverse forums where energy policies and regulations were discussed and developed. Victor joined Shell South Africa in 2000 after graduating from the University of Cape Town with a BCom degree. In 2006, he joined the Department of Minerals and Energy and served in various roles, including Director, Energy Planning and a year at Sasol Oil in 2008. He was the Chief Director responsible for Petroleum Licensing and Fuel Supply at the time of his resignation in 2017 to pursue private interests. He recently joined the Energy Council of South Africa as a Senior Manager: Energy Policy and Special Programmes.

Mihlali is a specialist natural resources and environment attorney practicing in Sandton. Her experience includes advising in natural resources and energy sectors and has worked on a wide range of transactions. She advises on all aspects of regulatory compliance, mining titles, due diligence, mineral royalties, access to mines and surface use matters, zoning, community and stakeholder engagement matters, mining-related disputes and litigation and administrative and constitutional law issues. She has advised various African governments by reviewing and proposing reforms on existing mining and environmental legislation and bench-marking international best practice against it. Further, she has reviewed and proposed amendments to national exploration and mining development agreements used by various governments. She has experience in disputes in the mining and petroleum sectors, including judicial review of administrative decisions. She also advises on mineral royalties, environmental aspects of mining law and stakeholder aspects in the mining sector.

Dr Nombasa Tsengwa started her career in the mining industry in 2003 when she joined the then, Kumba Resources as the General Manager Safety Health and Environment. With the unbundling of Kumba and the inception of Exxaro Resources, she was appointed as Executive General Manager Safety and Sustainable Development. In 2010 she was appointed as Regional General Manager Coal Tied Collieries, overseeing three underground and four opencast operations. In 2015 she was appointed as acting Executive Head Coal Operations before formally taking hold of this position in May 2016. In this position she was responsible for oversight in the operations and functioning of the Coal Business and its ventures managed by Exxaro Coal. In this position she was also responsible for the marketing and logistics of all products. In July 2020, Dr Tsengwa was appointed as Managing Director Minerals, a new division, which was an expansion of her Coal and FerroAlloys portfolio to included new low carbon minerals. In March 2021 Dr Tsengwa was appointed CEO Designate, until she moved into the role of CEO from 1 August 2022 with the retirement of Mxolisi Mgojo. Before she joined Kumba, Dr Tsengwa worked in various South African Government departments, amongst others, as Deputy Director General of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Dr Tsengwa is a member of the Exxaro Board and serves on the Board of the Minerals Council of South Africa. Previously, Dr Tsengwa served on the Astral Foods Pty.Ltd. Board of Directors as a non-Executive Director for nine years (2008-2017), during the last two years, she was also the Chairperson of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nominations Committee. In 2017, Dr Tsengwa was awarded the coveted Standard Bank Business Woman of the Year Award. This was followed by the Winner of the “Africa ‘s Most Influential Woman in Business and Government - Mining Industry Category” at the Pan African Awards in 2018. Exxaro Resources applauded her outstanding leadership and her role in advancing women in the workplace by awarding her an Evergreen Award in the category CEO Special Nomination in 2018. Dr Tsengwa believes in a balanced lifestyle with regular exercises. She is a keen runner and finished nine Comrades marathons.

Alan Waller is the Chief Executive Officer at Richards Bay Coal Terminal (Proprietary) Limited.  He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1996 after which he joined Mondi Limited at Mondi Forests as an Accountant, subsequently moving to Mondi Kraft where he held several financial positions over an 8-year period.  He was appointed as the General Manager Finance at RBCT in 2005, a position which he held until 2015, where after he was appointed to his current role as CEO. His motto in life is: “Hard work never killed anybody and do not expect anyone to do anything that you are not prepared to do yourself.”