Governance

Expertise:
Thembisile was appointed as a lead engineer in assisting Sasol Technology in putting together a CTL proposition for the government of India which resulted in securing a joint venture partner in Tata. In 2011 he joined the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) as a Senior Project Development Manager with various expertise and a preferred focus on Oil & Gas.

Qualifications:
B.Sc Hons in Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.Sc in Chemical Engineering
MBA in finance

Expertise:
Johann worked as a medical practitioner in Gauteng and Namibia for several years. In 1994, he was appointed as the provincial driver for the phasing in of the first-ever democratic constitution. He was responsible for leading the Western Cape Provincial Treasury until December 2014, after which he became responsible for strategic coordination in the Office of the Director-General of the Western Cape Government. He has since been appointed as deputy chairperson of Freeport Saldanha’s Board of Directors.

Qualifications:
Degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBChB)
Postgraduate Diploma in Economic Principles
MSc in Economics

Expertise:
Irvin was a Managing Director at Sea Vuna Fishing responsible for product strategy to maximise profits and sales and communication with key clients. In 2009 he was appointed as Operations Director of Sea Harvest Corp, responsible for planning and organising of the Saldanha Bay plant. In 2014 he became a self employed businessman developing property in and around Saldanha Bay.

Qualifications:
BComm

Expertise:
John is a member of the New York bar and has been recognised by the Africa Energy Forum at its 20th-anniversary conference through winning the AEF Individual Recognition award for his significant impact on the energy sector over the past 20 years in Africa. He founded Webber Wentzel’s oil & gas practice and is also the US Government’s global LNG expert and provides technical assistance with respect to LNG projects to government around the world with a focus on new LNG buyers. He is currently employed as Business Development Director at Globeleq South Africa.

Qualifications:
Juris Doctor
Bachelor of Arts

Expertise:
Edwin was appointed as the Business Development Manager of Potomac Investment Gh. Ltd in Ghana and South Africa in 2003 and provided strategic direction for companies and facilitated entry into new business and markets by liaising with an affiliated private equity fund based in Johannesburg. He later joined Citigroup South Africa in the Management Associate Programme and later became the Fixed Income Currencies and Commodity Sales Dealer. Edwin is the founding Director of various companies including Africore Engineering Services Ltd, Highland Energy Ltd and Ghana Petroleum Mooring Systems. He is currently employed as the Managing Director of DRA Ghana Ltd.

Qualifications:
B.Sc Industrial and Systems Engineering
B.Sc Business Systems

Expertise:
Heinrich joined the Department of Water Affairs in George as the Manager of Maintenance and Contraction and as the Manager of Calibration. He later joined the Development Bank of South Africa as a Junior Project Manager and later as a Civil Engineering Expert. In 2011 he became the Municipal Manager at the Prince Albert Municipality and was awarded the MFMA: Most Improved Audit Award for medium capacity municipalities in the Western Cape as well as best Integrated Residential Development Programme for the Western Cape Govern Mbeki Award 2018, sharing the position with Saldanha Bay Municipality. In 2018 Heinrich was appointed as Municipal Manager of Saldanha Bay Municipality.

Qualifications:
National Diploma Civil Engineering
Diploma Business Administration
BTech Business Administration
MBA

Expertise:
Jacqueline launched her maritime career with the Port of Cape Town as Employee Assistance Programme Manager. She was appointed as the Port Manager of Mossel Bay – the first women in South Africa to hold this position – in 2003. In 2007 she was promoted to Port Manager of the Port of East London where she improved overall port efficiency and driving new initiatives such as cargo diversification. Jacqueline has devoted much of her professional life to remove gender obstacles and to diversify what has traditionally been a male-dominated industry. She currently serves as TNPA’s Acting General Manager: Corporate Affairs & External Relations.

Qualifications:
BA Social Work
Postgraduate Certificate in Engineering Business Management

Expertise:
Kaashifah has extensive experience in leading people and teams through complexity and risk, as well as design, construction and project management of civil engineering infrastructure. She has been with the Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone Licensing Company SOC Ltd (SBIDZ-LC), trading as Freeport Saldanha, since 2014 and is now the Chief Executive Officer. She is responsible and accountable to the Board of Directors for the management of the company and delivery of Freeport Saldanha’s mandate and operationalisation strategy.

Qualifications:
B.Sc in Civil Engineering
MBA

Expertise:
Herman completed his articles at Ernst & Young and later joined the Department of Economic Development and Tourism. He was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone Licencing Company SOC Ltd (SBIDZ-LC), trading as Freeport Saldanha, in 2014, following his 2007 appointment as Chief Financial Officer for the Western Cape’s tourism authority, Cape Town Routes Unlimited (CTRU). He has extensive experience in organisational governance, compliance and policy development under his leadership. The organisations that he has worked for have achieved clean audits over the past 11 years.

Qualifications:
BCom in Accounting and Finance
BCom Hons

Expertise:
Sollie has experience in the field of municipal governance, municipal and provincial legislative processes, constitutional law, and administrative and corporate law and governance. He has worked in both the local and provincial spheres of government. He was appointed as the Company Secretary for Freeport Saldanha, in August 2016.

Qualifications:
BProc
LLB