Leadership
The Board is
adequately skilled
and experienced. It is
committed to practising
good corporate
governance principles
to successfully deliver
Telkom's strategy. The
Directors ensure that
the business activities
are enhanced to foster
an ethical culture, good
performance, legitimacy
and effective control.
The Directors' curricula vitae do not include all directorships and dormant entities. We have rather disclosed public and JSE-listed entities where substantive time will be required. Detailed curricula vitae of the Board Members are available at www.telkom. co.za/ir/Governance/ Governance.shtml.
The roles of the Chairperson and GCEO are separated, and the Chairperson is classified as independent.
All
Non-executive Directors
Newly appointed Non-executive Directors
Group Exco team
MS Moloko (57)
Chairperson
Appointed: 20/03/2018
Principal skills: Mergers and acquisitions, investment management and business leadership
Other directorships:
Nelson Mandela Foundation, Prudential Investment Managers, Thesele Group (Pty) Ltd, Absa Group Ltd
O Ighodaro (59)
Appointed: 01/07/2021
Principal skills: Business leadership, finance, business strategy and finance
Other directorships:
Massmart Holdings Ltd, Old Mutual Ltd, Old Mutual Life Assurance SA, Ascential plc, Sabvest Capital Ltd
N Kapila (68)
Appointed: 16/02/2011
Principal skills:Telecommunications, legal, regulatory and governance
Other directorships:
International Telecommunication Union (Switzerland)
PCS Luthuli (49)
Appointed: 25/05/2018
Principal skills: Auditing and accounting, investments, mergers and acquisitions, and business leadership
Other directorships:
Mpact Ltd, Mpande Property Fund Manager (Pty) Ltd, Fulzest (Pty) Ltd
EG Matenge-Sebesho (67)
Appointed: 01/07/2021
Principal skills: Financial markets and investments, international business, marketing, risk management and governance
Other directorships:
First National Bank Ghana, Distell Group Holdings Ltd, Ashburton Investments, FinMark Trust
KW Mzondeki (54)
Appointed: 09/11/2012
Principal skills:Auditing and accounting, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, strategy and governance
Other directorships:
Baldwin Properties Ltd, Nampak Ltd, Thungela Resources Ltd, HUZK (Pty) Ltd, Guardrisk Group Holdings Ltd
F Petersen-Cook (46)
Appointed: 10/12/2012
Principal skills: Corporate finance, actuarial, risk management, ESG and investment management
Other directorships:
Absa Financial Services, Famous Brands Ltd, Pepkor Ltd
KA Rayner (65)
Appointed: 15/07/2019
Principal skills: Corporate finance, accounting, auditing, governance, risk management, strategy and ESG
Other directorships:
Appropriate Process Technologies (Pty) Ltd, Nexus Intertrade (Pty) Ltd, Sibanye Stillwater Ltd
SP Sibisi (67)
Appointed: 01/04/2019
Principal skills: ICT, start-up ventures and business-to-business intelligence skills
Other directorships:
FirstRand Bank Ltd, Liberty Holdings (Pty) Ltd
H Singh (61)
Appointed: 25/09/2020
Principal skills: New business development, large-scale IT developments and IT innovation
Other directorships:
Adcorp Holdings Ltd, 4Sight Holdings Ltd, Payments Association of SA, African Bank Ltd
RG Tomlinson (59)
Appointed: 03/12/2014
Principal skills: Business leadership, strategy, remuneration, and mergers and acquisitions
Other directorships:
None
LL Von Zeuner (61)
Appointed: 10/12/2012
Principal skills: Finance, mergers and acquisitions, risk, ESG and commercial expertise
Other directorships:
FirstRand Ltd, FirstRand Bank Ltd, Transnet SOC Ltd
B Kennedy (63)
Appointed: 15/07/2022
Principal skills: Corporate banking, debt and equity capital markets, private equity, commercial property finance, and mergers and acquisitions
Other directorships:
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, AfriSam Holdings (Pty) Ltd
P Lebina (41)
Appointed: 15/07/2022
Principal skills: Accounting, corporate finance, governance, investor relations, private equity, financial reporting, stakeholder management and business development
Other directorships:
DRDGold Ltd, Growthpoint Properties Ltd, and Iemas Financial Services (Co-operative) Ltd
M Nyati (57)
Appointed: 15/07/2022
Principal skills: International telecommunications, strategy and innovation
Other directorships:
Massmart Holdings Ltd
IO Selele (45)
Appointed: 15/07/2022
Principal skills: ESG strategy, renewable energy, digital technology, supply chain management, AI and innovation
Other directorships:
Siemens Energy SA Ltd, Mahlako Energy Infrastructure, Satsanga, Fintech Holdings
S Yoon (59)
Appointed: 01/05/2022
Principal skills: Digital transformation, global strategy, international telecommunications and significant growth by turning around difficult businesses
Other directorships:
None
SN Maseko (53)
Former GCEO and Executive Director*
Appointed to Telkom: 01/04/2013
Principal skills: Business strategy and execution, telecommunications, business leadership, regulatory and policy, corporate governance
Other directorships:
None
* Resigned with effect from 31 December 2021
AC Beukes (51)
CEO Openserve and Group Chief Information Officer
Appointed to CEO Openserve: 01/04/2020
Appointed to Group Chief Information Officer: 13/12/2018
Principal skills: Telecommunications, IT, sales, marketing, procurement, technology and business leadership
Other directorships:
None
NM Lekota (51)
Chief HR Officer
Appointed: 01/03/2017
Principal skills: HR strategy architecture and business leadership
Other directorships:
None
L Siyo (44)
CEO: Telkom Consumer and Small Business and Trudon (Pty) Ltd
Appointed to CEO Telkom Consumer Business: 01/10/2021
Appointed to CEO Trudon: 01/05/2018
Principal skills: Business leadership, sales and marketing, strategy, financial management, digital transformation, and e-commerce
Other directorships:
None
S Taukobong (52)
GCEO and Executive Director
Appointed as GCEO: 01/01/2022
Appointed to CEO Telkom Consumer: 01/06/2018
Principal skills: Marketing, customer operations, mergers and acquisitions, and business leadership
Other directorships:
Business Connexion Group Ltd, Gyro Properties (Pty) Ltd, Swiftnet SOC Ltd, Trudon (Pty) Ltd
PJ Bogoshi (56)
CEO: Business Connexion Group Ltd (BCX)
Appointed: 01/06/2018
Chief Revenue Officer: BCX
Appointed: 11/04/2018
Principal skills: ICT specialist, strategy, sales, and business leadership
Other directorships:
None
LTS Maloba (48)
CEO: Gyro Group (Pty) Ltd and Swiftnet SOC Ltd
Appointed: 13/11/2017
Principal skills: Business leadership, business strategy, real estate investment management and managing masts and towers
Other directorships:
None
DJ Reyneke (60)
GCFO and Executive Director
Appointed: 14/12/2020
Appointed to CFO Openserve: 01/04/2019
Appointed to CFO Gyro: 01/06/2017
Appointed to Head of Integration Telkom and BCX: 01/08/2016
Appointed to CFO Telkom Mobile: 01/03/2012
Principal skills: Business strategy and execution, telecommunications, business leadership, regulatory and policy, corporate governance
Other directorships:
Business Connexion Group Ltd, Gyro Properties (Pty) Ltd, Swiftnet SOC Ltd, Trudon (Pty) Ltd, Capricorn Group Ltd