BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Issued by the Corporate Stakeholder Management Unit
 
Umgeni Water has 15 Directors.

The appointment of Directors to the Board of Umgeni Water is made by the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs in terms of the Water Services Act.

In terms of the legislative framework in which Umgeni Water operates (Water Services Act and Public Finance Management Act), the Board of Umgeni Water conducts the functions of an Accounting Authority, with oversight over the business activities of Umgeni Water as its key responsibility. The Board reports directly to the Minister (Water and Environmental Affairs).
 
Directors of the board of Umgeni Water
   
Andile Mahlalutye MR ANDILE MAHLALUTYE

MA Financial Management (London); MBL (UNISA); Graduate Diploma in Company Direction (GIMT); BSc Quantity Surveying (UCT); Certificate in NGO Development and Management (Israel); A Project Management Professional (PMP) & Professional Quantity Surveyor (PrQS).

Appointed for 1st Board term in June 2009.

Non-executive Chairperson of Umgeni Water Board since 2009; MD Ubudlelwane Capital Investments since 2010; Mvula Trust CEO from 2007 to 2010; Coega Development Corporation Executive from 2003 to 2007; General Manager/Project Leader with Blue IQ from 2000 to 2003; A member of the Gauteng Gambling Board since 2011; A member of North West Provincial Audit Committee since 2009.

   
Teboho Nkhahle MR TEBOHO NKHAHLE

Registered Professional Scientist; MA Stellenbosch University; Environmental Auditor (IRCA).

Appointed for 1st Board term in June 2009.

Owner and MD of Environmental Impact Management Services (EIMS); Non-Executive Chairperson of Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) from 2007 to 2011; Board member of US-based Global Decisions Inc. (Development of global environment, health and safety regulations and standards database) since 2008; Member of Institute of Directors-SA since 2007; Vice-Chairperson IoD Sustainable Development Forum from 2008 to 2009; Environmental Auditor with Eskom from 1998 to 2004.

   
Nompumelelo Chamane MS NOMPUMELELO CHAMANE

Appointed for 1st Board term in June 2009.

Chairperson of Umgeni Water Board HR and Remuneration Committee since 2009. Councillor with eThekwini Municipality. Experienced liaison officer with provincial structures of COSATU. Member of Albert Luthuli Hospital Committee. Board member of EU-funded Cato Manor Development Association (CMDA); Chairperson of Finance Committee of St Benedict Catholic Church.

   
Imtiaz Vally PROF IMTIAZ VALLY

Master of Accountancy; Chartered Accountant (SA); Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA).

Appointed for 1st Board term in June 2009.

Chairperson of Umgeni Water Board Audit Committee since 2009; Professor of Management Accounting and Finance at UKZN. Member of Board of Trustees of UKZN Retirement Fund.

   
Nombuso Afolayan MS NOMBUSO AFOLAYAN

MBA (Finance) Luton University; Executive Leadership Development (UCT); Organisational Development Practitioner.

Appointed for 2nd Board term in June 2009.

Chairperson of Umgeni Water CAPEX Committee since 2009. Founder and Executive Chairman of FS Capital Investments; Chairperson of KwaZulu-Natal Shark’s Board; Non-Executive Director at Ithala Development Finance Corporation; Executive at multinational shipping, maritime and petroleum companies in African markets.

   
Vasu Gounden MR VASU GOUNDEN

MA Law (LLM) (Georgetown University); Graduate of Harvard / Wits Business School Senior Executive Programme.

Appointed for 3rd Board term in June 2009.

Founder and Executive Director of the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) since 1992; Member of the International Advisory Board of the International Negotiation Journal since 1996; Member of the Editorial Board of the Peace and Conflict Studies Journal since 1996; Elected by the World Economic Forum as a Global Leader for Tomorrow (GLT) in 2000. Board Member of the Gandhi Development Trust since 2003; Board Member of Finland-based Crisis Management Initiative since 2007; Board Member of the Old Mutual Science Education Foundation since 2007 and appointed Chairperson of the Board since 2009; Board member of the Dutch-based Inter-Church Organisation for Development Co-operation since 2009; Member of the Governing Council of the Hawai-based Centre for Global Non-Killing since 2009; Member of the Advisory Board of the Insight on Africa Journal since 2010.

   
Ike Nxedlana MR IKE NXEDLANA

MBA (Business School Netherlands / International Management Centre); Financial Management Practices Certificate (Royal Institute of Public Administration London); Diplomas in Marketing and Sales Leadership Development; Diploma in Business Management; Certificate in Personnel Management; Graduate of the Wits Business School Executive Development Programme.

Appointed for 1st Board term in June 2009.

CEO of Richards Bay IDZ since 2009; CEO of Ithala Development Finance Corporation from 2008 to 2009; Public Sector Banking Head at Absa Head Office; CFO for Cape Town City; CFO of the Department of Public Enterprises.

   
Takalani Dube DR TAKALANI DUBE

MbchB, Medical (UKZN); Diploma in Anaesthesia (DASA); Diploma in Health Services Management (UKZN); Certificate in Business Development and Management (eThekwini Business Development); Postgraduate Diploma in HIV Management in the Workplace (Stellenbosch University).

Appointed for 1st Board term in June 2009.

Director of eThekwini Community Church since 2005; Founder and President of Centre of HOPE (HIV and Community Development Organisation) since 2000; President of Women of Virtue (Women Empowerment and Investment Organisation) since 2002.

   
Graham Atkinson MR GRAHAM ATKINSON

BSc Civil Engineering (UKZN); Post-Graduate Diploma in Town and Regional Planning (UKZN).

Appointed for 1st Board term in June 2009.

Member of KZN Planning and Development Commission from 1998 to 2004; City Engineer of Pietermaritzburg from 1977 to 1986; Chief Executive of Umgeni Water from 1987 to 1994; Board Member of Umgeni Water from 1978 to 1986; Honorary Member of the Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA) since 2002; Honorary member of the former Union of African Water Suppliers (UADE).

   
Thokozile Shezi MS THOKOZILE SHEZI

BSc Social Psychology and Education; MA in Measurement and Evaluation; Management Development Diploma (Wits); Project Management Certificate (University of Pretoria).

Appointed for 2nd Board term in June 2009.

Senior Manager KZN Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Development; Non-Executive Director KZN Playhouse Company.

   
MR VISVIN REDDY

Educator (Mathematics & Computer Science) by profession. Various Diplomas and Certificates in Management and Communications. MBA in progress.

Appointed for 1st Board term in June 2009.

Seventeen years local government experience. Served on the Executive Committee of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality as well as Chairman of the Infrastructure Committee. A member of various community bodies.

   
Ziphozethu Mathenjwa MS ZIPHOZETHU (GABSIE) MATHENJWA

MBA (UKZN); BSc (UKZN); Post-graduate Diploma in Business Management (UKZN); Post-Graduate Diploma in Strategic Management (ICSA); Post-Graduate Diploma in Corporate Governance (UNISA); Diploma in Project Management (Executive Education); Certificate in Financial Management and Investment (UNISA).

Appointed for 1st Board term in June 2009.

Founder and Owner of Gabsie’s Business Solutions (GBS). Board Member Water Research Commission (WRC); Board Member Mvula Trust; Board Member Denel Pty (Ltd); Chairperson of the Denel owned Pretoria Metal Processing; Audit Committee Deputy Chairperson of Mpumalanga Province Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs.

   
Thabani Zulu MR THABANI ZULU

Chartered Accountant. Completed B. Comm degree and Post-Graduate Diploma in Accounting from the then-University of Natal in Durban.

Appointed for 1st Board term in December 2011.

Trained with KPMG where he rose to position of Supervisor. Whilst at KPMG, he moved to the Training Department where he was responsible for developing and presenting training courses to all staff at the firm.

He joined Mercedes Benz of SA, now known as Daimler Chrysler SA, as a Financial Accountant where he was responsible for overseeing the financial affairs of the Parts Division, reporting directly to Head Office in Pretoria. While at Daimler Chrysler, he was responsible for the implementation of SAP in the Parts Division.

He joined Unilever SA as a Management Accountant where he was responsible for providing financial information and advice on ensuring that one of Unilever’s categories remained viable and profitable in the marketplace.

He joined Ngubane & Company as a Director where his responsibilities involved Training and Development of internal staff, training of some of the firmıs clients in Internal Auditing and Finance, as well as ensuring that clients received a valuable external audit service from the firm.

After about 15 months with Ngubane & Co, he was invited to join Provincial Treasury as a General Manager in Internal Audit and was later promoted to Head of Internal Audit. His primary responsibilities were to give strategic direction and monitor progress of Internal Audit, service 14 departments and 3 public entities around KZN Provincial Administration on Internal Audit, Forensic Investigation, Risk Management and Corporate Governance.

He has been involved with a number of Boards and Audit Committees, including:
  • SAFCOL Audit Committee,
  • SAICA Committee member for the Eastern Region,
  • UDW Audit Committee,
  • Indwedwe Audit Committee, and
  • Also acted as Chief Executive Officer of the KZN Gambling Board