Our people are the heartbeat of our organisation. Our high-performance culture values excellence, agility and accountability.
To create and deliver value for all our stakeholders.
Experienced and diverse board comprised of prominent professionals distinguished in both South Africa and international context. Our deep roots and a rich South African heritage are the backdrops at the start of our new journey. We will hold on to everything that has made us great and go forward together and build thriving communities.
There is strength in unity and our Thungela icon lives within the company name. The graphic lines that intersect, symbolise the connection between the resources below ground, and how people above ground use them to improve and uplift their lives.
Sango Ntsaluba is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Aurelian Capital, an investment holding company. He co-founded SNG-Grant Thornton, one of South Africa’s leading auditing and accounting firms. Having spent over three decades in leadership positions in operations, investment, and finance, he also has extensive board experience in listed, public sector and unlisted companies in South Africa and abroad. Ntsaluba has a wealth of knowledge and experience in financial services, transport, logistics, mining and food production. From his years of experience and background he brings to the board invaluable experience on governance, analytical analysis, sensitivities to emerging world trends, understanding of social and environmental matters.
Benjamin is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of ALT Capital Partners and has over 25 years of investment and business experience across asset classes throughout the African continent. He serves on several boards including Absa Bank Botswana Limited, Vukile Property Fund Limited and Sphere Private Equity. Prior to this, he was chairman of the South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) and Wesgro. In addition, Benjamin was CEO of Sanlam Alternatives, a Managing Director of STANLIB Asset Management Ltd and Old Mutual Property.
Kholeka, a chartered accountant, has over 20 years’ experience in governance and senior financial management. She has served as Financial Director and Chief Financial Officer in several organisations, including the Fortune 500 company, 3M. In addition, she has served and is serving on several boards and was chairperson of Trudon (Yellow Pages), a subsidiary of Telkom. Kholeka was part of the team that pioneered Trudon’s digital strategy. She has been a finalist in the Nedbank/BWA Businesswoman of the Year Award and has also served as an audit member at the United Nations World Food Programme, on a pro-bono basis.
Seamus recently resigned as Chief Executive Officer-designate and Europe Hub Managing Director of the international engineering and construction company, Laing O’Rourke. Prior to joining Laing O’Rourke, he was Chief Executive Officer of Anglo-American plc’s bulk commodities and other materials division, responsible for the coal, iron ore and nickel businesses.
July is an experienced mining executive and has worked in different commodities over the last three decades. He was previously Chief Executive Officer of Anglo American’s coal business and prior to that occupied the position of Executive Head of processing at Anglo American Platinum.
Deon was previously the Chief Financial Officer of Anglo American’s coal business and subsequently assumed responsibility for strategy, business development and finance. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for several finance functions across Anglo American and its divisions over 14 years including corporate finance, capital management, shared accounting services and risk and audit. Deon spent six years with KPMG where he completed his articles and managed a software joint venture.
Yoza is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Thrive Capital Partners, an investment firm focused on infrastructure and impact investing in South Africa and other parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to this, Yoza was the Chief Executive Officer of Mergence Investment Managers, a mid-sized diversified asset management company with products in the listed and unlisted space with circa R35 billion of Assets Under Management. She also has extensive investment banking experience as an originator and structurer of acquisition financing/ investments for mid to large cap corporates in South Africa, Sub Saharan Africa and Europe, as a dealmaker within Rand Merchant Bank and as a Principal in Acquisition and Leverage Finance at Nedbank. She currently serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the board of Brait PLC, Broll Property Group and Northam Platinum. She was previously an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairperson of the investment committee at Ascendis Health Ltd.
Bernard is a seasoned marketing professional with more than 35 years of experience in the mining and metals industries, having spent a number of years with BHP Billiton Aluminium, BHP Energy Coal and South 32. He has worked in Singapore on commodity trading and risk management, is known for his extensive commercial knowledge and is a director at RBCT. In his most recent role as Group Manager Marketing and Sales for South 32, he established the marketing strategy and structure for domestic and export sales across Johannesburg and London.
Mpumi previously held the position of head of corporate affairs at the South African coal division of Anglo American plc. Prior to this, she was media and external relations manager at Anglo American Platinum Limited. Before joining Anglo American, Mpumi was head of communications at Sanofi. Mpumi has held leadership positions at various companies and has extensive experience in communications and brand management, reputation management, media relations, stakeholder engagement, socio-economic development and ESG strategic management.
Leslie is a mechanical engineer, having commenced his career at Anglo American in 1996 as a junior engineer in the coal division. He held various roles, including General Manager and head of the safety and sustainability development department and has experience in underground and opencast mining, process plants, projects and construction. Leslie successfully integrated the operational risk management process into the operating model of the South African coal division of Anglo American.
Carina has held several management roles in the South African coal operations, having started her career at SasCoal Engineering. She was previously the head of safety and health at the South African coal division of Anglo American plc.
Lesego has extensive human resources experience within the natural resources sector, having worked at Kumba Iron Ore Limited and ArcelorMittal SA Limited. He was previously head of human resources at the South African coal division of Anglo American plc.
Johan has held a number of management roles at various collieries of Anglo American’s South African coal operations and was the general manager at the Sishen mine of Kumba Iron Ore Limited, during which these mines achieved prestigious safety, productivity and efficiency awards within the Anglo American Group. He was previously the head of operations and business services of the South African coal division of Anglo American plc.
Deon was previously the Chief Financial Officer of Anglo American’s coal business and subsequently assumed responsibility for strategy, business development and finance. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for several finance functions across Anglo American and its divisions over 14 years including corporate finance, capital management, shared accounting services and risk and audit. Deon spent six years with KPMG where he completed his articles and managed a software joint venture.
July is an experienced mining executive and has worked in different commodities over the last three decades. He was previously Chief Executive Officer of Anglo American’s coal business and prior to that occupied the position of Executive Head of processing at Anglo American Platinum.
We are unconditional about protecting the lives of
all the people; at work and at home, in health and
well-being.
We take responsibility for our decisions, actions
and performance; to grow in success and learn
in failure.
We are passionate about being the best at
what we do; and always seek to raise the bar.
We show humanity to all; through our commitment to make a positive impact where we can.
We ensure we are well-informed to be responsive; in order to keep things simple and make quick decisions.
We have an owners mindset in everything we do;
because we know that every small change adds
to greater impact.
True diversity is about bringing out the best in our people for the good of our organisation, our partners, and
our host communities.
At Thungela we strive to ensure inclusive and meaningful participation by people representing the demographics of the country. For us, building an equitable society is not just a business imperative, it is an ethical responsibility and one that we take seriously. Our approach to Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) is one of the priorities we have set to create value.