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41 Electricity + Control JULY 2017
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Acting Group Chief Executive, Eskom
The Eskom Board has appointed Johnny Dladla as Acting Group Chief
Executive with immediate effect. This follows intense consultations be-
tween the Minister and Eskom Board to arrive at a prudent choice. Both
parties are of firm belief that Dladla’s experience and expertise will stabi-
lise Eskom in the short-term.
“Dladla has sufficient skills to excel in this role. He has 22 years of
experience within Eskom, 17 years invested in various non-regulated busi-
nesses and five years as Chief Executive Officer for Eskom Enterprises
and its subsidiaries,” said Acting Board Chairman, Zethembe Khoza.
Throughout these roles, he has demonstrated sterling leadership which
manifested itself in his turnaround strategies, added Khoza. Echoing Kho-
za’s sentiments, Minister Lynne Brown said: “I welcome the appointment
of Dladla as it will bring further stability to Eskom and its executive team.”
Dladla has plied his career amongst international brands such as BHP Bil-
liton and South African Breweries (SAB). He has successfully executed
major projects, built sustainable relationships, legacy of
service delivery with major local and international private
and public sector organisations. A Chartered Marketer, he
has studied across a range of critical fields including fi-
nance and accounting amongst Harvard Business School,
Fort Hare University, Cranfield University (UK), AAA School
of Advertising and IMM. Dladla is said to be a seasoned
business leader with impeccable credentials.
Enquiries: Email
WearCheck takes over transformer
services company
WearCheck recently bought out Transformer Chemistry
Services (TCS), adding an already-established transform-
er analysis and maintenance division to the company’s
condition monitoring portfolio. Coupled with WearCheck’s
Africa-wide network, the expertise of TCS and a general
growth in the number of transformers across the conti-
nent, WearCheck is now poised to provide large-scale and
widespread comprehensive transformer reliability servic-
es. The primary function of the newly-formed transformer
division is the promotion of transformer health through the
regular assessment of insulating fluid and diagnosis of the
results.
Enquiries: Email
Shaking
hands on
the deal –
WearCheck
MD Neil
Robinson
(right) and
TCS MD
Ian Gray.