Mr TP Nchocho - Chairperson of the TNPA Board of Directors
Area of expertise: Mr Tshokolo Petrus Nchocho has over 20 years of experience in economic
development finance and is the outgoing Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the
Industrial Development Corporation. Prior to that he was the CEO of the Land
and Agricultural Bank. He holds a BCom degree from the University of the
North, a Master of Business Leadership from Unisa School of Business, an
MSc Finance from the University of London-UK, as well as an Advanced
Management Program from Harvard University.
Mrs V Gossmann
Non-Executive Board Member
Area of expertise: Mrs Valda Gossmann works as a Group Chief Information Officer at AngloGold
Ashanti, a minerals and mining company. As a business transformation leader
and executive, she has over 20 years of experience in driving strategic change
within large corporate and government environments. Ms Gossmann has a
proven track record of not only shaping the strategic agenda, but also
translating it into a set of executable strategic objectives that focus on
value creation and impact.
Mr V Dube
Non-Executive Board Member
Area of expertise: Mr Velile Dube has nearly three decades of development across both the private and
public sector. Beginning his career in marketing and business development, he
served in prominent multi-sector organisations including Sanlam Life and
Shell Southern Africa. In 2000 he attained his first senior management role as
General Manager of Aviation for Shell Aviation International. Subsequently,
he served as General Manager of Commercial Fuels for Shell South Africa,
Director of Globalisation for Eskom Enterprises, and General
Manager of Commercial & Business Development for Transnet
Port Terminals. He has also previously held the position of
Vice President of Product Planning, Marketing and
Communications with Toyota South Africa.
Mrs S Lund
Non-Executive Board Member
Area of expertise: Mrs Sue Lund is an experienced executive manager and independent non-executive
director with a reputable track record in governance, infrastructure investment
planning, public-private partnerships, sustainability and business
development. Ms. Lund is highly accomplished in appraising infrastructure
needs and projects’ viability, formulating investment plans, policies,
regulatory frameworks and driving institutional reform in the public sector.
She is also an experienced independent non-executive with
oversight of corporate audit, risk, environmental, social and
governance performance. Previously she was also General
Manager: Public Policy & Sustainability at Transnet SOC
Ltd.
Mr K Phihlela
Non-Executive Board Member
Area of expertise: Mr Khomotso Phihlela previously held the position of Executive Portfolio
Management for Transnet. His responsibilities included overall executive
management of a portfolio of Transnet subsidiary companies in aviation,
transportation, project management and engineering. He also was TNPA’s
Chief Executive. His tenure at Transnet includes the role of Divisional
Executive with Transnet Engineering Research and Development. Mr
Phihlela was instrumental in the development of functional and
general management expertise in directing large staff and
line positions in engineering, production, information
technology and sales.
Mr C Benjamin Non-Executive Board Member
Area of expertise: Mr Clarence Benjamin is an established forensic audit and compliance manager with
extensive experience in developing and integrating high calibre audits, forensic
investigations, compliance and corporate governance strategies for
organisations in the public, entertainment and hospitality sectors. He has a
proven track record of success in leading and managing complex
investigations and ensuring regulatory compliance.
Mr P Silinga Chief Executive (CE)
Area of expertise: Before Mr P Silinga joining TNPA on 1 October 2020, he served as the CEO
of the Coega Development Corporation, where he led the development and
management of the Coega Special Economic Zone. Mr. Silinga is a
development practitioner of long standing with an extensive engineering and
management background. He has previously served on several boards of
various national and provincial public entities.
Mr L Billings Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Area of expertise: Mr L Billings is a consummate financial executive and change
agent with over 20 years experience in the finance industry. His remarkable
leadership, financial and analytical skills were instrumental in leading his team
to achieve a clean audit for three consecutive years at Coega Development
Corporation where he served as a Chief Financial Officer. In his role as CFO,
Mr. Billings provides strategic guidance and leadership to
enable sound financial management.