Respected Eskom insider gets the top job on eve of meeting
Dladla takes the helm on the eve of the AGM, where Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown is expected to remove the board
Power utility Eskom has appointed Johnny Dladla as its new acting group CE on the eve of its annual general meeting at which the board is expected to be removed. Dladla had 22 years’ experience at Eskom, 17 of them in various nonregulated businesses and five years as CE for Eskom Enterprises and its subsidiaries, said acting CE Zethembe Khoza. It is understood that several attempts were made by some senior executives and Eskom board members to introduce Dladla to the Gupta family, but that he declined. Several board members have been implicated in a tranche of leaked e-mails between members of the controversial Gupta family and their associates. Energy analyst Chris Yelland said Dladla had a solid reputation and many years of experience to draw on. His experience included a string of achievements at Eskom since 1992 in marketing, customer care and communications. He also performed various stints in both the CEO’s and chairman’s offices, where he gained valuable experience in stakeho...
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