Africa-Press – South-Africa. Eskom’s new chief executive officer, Dan Marokane will be starting the job earlier than previously announced.
The group said that Marokane will take up his duties as head of the ailing power utility from 1 March 2024 – 30 days earlier than the previously announced 31 March.
“On behalf of the Eskom Board, I officially welcome Dan to the organisation. Eskom employees were excited to hear that Dan would rejoin the company. They remember his hands-on leadership style that is needed right now,” said Eskom Board Chairman Mteto Nyati.
“The Board wishes him well as he steers Eskom in the right direction and leads its turnaround from the front. We have confidence in his capabilities, as well as those of the leadership and staff of Eskom, to turn the organisation around,” added Nyati.
“The Board also expresses its deepest gratitude to Calib Cassim for his leadership and the stability he brought as the Acting Group Chief Executive.
“His dedication and commitment as well as his efforts to keep management and staff focused and motivated, have not gone unnoticed. Through his stewardship, Eskom managed to navigate through challenges and achieved significant milestones.”
Marokane returns to Eskom after an almost year-long search for a candidate.
Marokane is an engineer who was previously Eskom’s head of group capital and served as CEO of troubled sugar producer Tongaat Hulett since March 2023.
He and three other senior executives were previously suspended from Eskom following an ethical stand they took against state capture, fraud and corruption.
Returning to Eskom, the CEO will face an uphill battle facilitating the process of reviving the utility and navigating various political minefields months before South Africa votes in national elections.
The country will be looking to Marokane to decisively deal with the energy crisis and load shedding – something which all of his predecessors have failed to do.
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