BOARDROOM POLITICS
Necsa chairman has ‘complete faith’ in reappointed CE Phumzile Tshelane
Necsa chairman Kelvin Kemm says complaints by the previous board over the CE’s conduct ‘had been defeated’
The CE of the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa), Phumzile Tshelane, has been reappointed for a further three years despite an application lodged in the High Court in Pretoria by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission to have him placed on probation as a director. The Cabinet announced Tshelane’s appointment on Friday after more than a year of uncertainty during which his contract, which expired around August 2015, was extended month to month. Necsa chairman Kelvin Kemm, who joined the board in March, said he had complete faith in Tshelane and complaints by the previous board over the CE’s conduct — which included the abuse of a company car — "had been defeated". "I am really pleased that Cabinet has endorsed our recommendation. Mr Tshelane, a nuclear physicist, has had many years of experience in the nuclear field and also in the wider electricity landscape. He has also demonstrated superior management skills in a complex environment," he said.
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