Question NW1388 to the Minister of Public Enterprises
28 November 2019 - NW1388
Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
(1) What number of chief executive officers has? (a) Eskom, had since 1 January 2009; (2) (a) what number of the specified chief executive officers were (i) permanent appointments and (ii) temporary appointments in each specified entity and (b) for what period was each specified appointment in each entity; (3) whether he will make a statement on the matter?
Reply:
According to the information received from Eskom
(1)(a) Eskom had 12 Chief Executives since 2009.
(2)(a)(i)(ii) and (2)(b) Table 1 below provides the nature of appointments of Eskom Chief Executive Officers and the period of each appointment
Table 1: List of Acting Chief Executive and Chief Executives since 2009
|
Name |
Designation |
Period |
Nature of appointment |
|
P J Maroga |
Designate CE |
01/02/2007 - 31/04/2007 |
Permanent |
|
|
Chief Executive |
01/05/2007 - 30/11/2009 |
|
|
M Makwana |
Acting CE |
01/12/2009 - 30/06/2010 |
Non-executive Director |
|
|
|
|
Non-Permanent |
|
B A Dames |
Chief Executive |
01/07/2010 - 31/03/2014 |
Permanent |
|
M C Matjila |
Board Member |
28/06/2011 - 01/04/2014 |
Non-executive Director |
|
|
Acting CE |
01/04/2014 - 30/09/2014 |
Non-permanent |
|
|
Board Member |
01/10/2014 - 31/12/2014 |
|
|
T J Matona |
Chief Executive |
01/10/2014 - 31/05/2015 |
Permanent |
|
Name |
Designation |
Period |
Nature of appointment |
|
Z Khoza |
Interim CE |
13/03/2015 - 19/04/2015 |
Non-executive Director |
|
|
|
|
Non-permanent |
|
B Molefe |
Seconded CE |
20/04/2015 - 24/09/2015 |
|
|
|
Chief Executive |
25/09/2015 - 31/12/2016 |
Appointed on a 5 year contract |
|
M M Koko |
Interim CE |
01/12/2016 - 21/06/2017 |
Permanent |
|
J A Dladla |
Acting CE |
22/06/2017 - 04/10/2017 |
Permanent |
|
S Maritz |
Interim CE |
06/10/2017 - 28/02/2018 |
Permanent |
|
P S Hadebe |
Interim CE |
22/01/2018 - 31/05/2018 |
Interim |
|
|
Chief Executive |
01/06/2018 - 31/07/2019 |
Appointed as a contractor |
|
J A Mabuza |
Acting CE |
01/08/2019 - |
Non-executive Director |
(3) It is clear to the Department that the attrition rate of CEOs at Eskom has been extra-ordinarily high and is a concern. The appointment of a new CEO, is the beginning of stabilizing the leadership at Eskom.