Minister Pravin Gordhan announces appointment of Eskom ’s Group Chief Executive Officer
8 December 2023
The Minister of Public Enterprises is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Dan Marokane as the new Group Chief Executive of Eskom. Mr. Marokane is, a qualified Chemical Engineer who has an MBA and a seasoned executive with more than 20 years senior leadership experience. He will join Eskom no later than 31 March 2024.
The advertisement for the post attracted four hundred and nine (409) applications.
From this process, twelve (12) prospects qualified to further steps in the selection process.
He has experience working in distressed organisations with visible and pressurised turnaround mandates. His recent assignment is at Tongaat-Hulett where he stepped up to lead this financially distressed business when its Group Chief Executive resigned. Mr Marokane was a senior manager in Eskom from 2010 to 2015, holding various senior positions including head of Group Capital in Eskom.
Mr Marokane was one of four senior managers suspended during the state capture period. He subsequently resigned and went into the private sector.
Mandatory checks, which include criminal and credit checks, verification of identity, qualifications, directorships, and establishment of conflicts of interest were completed.
The date of commencement will be announced once he has concluded the handover process with his current employer. Mr Marokane thrives on challenges, has the drive to energetically tackle the challenges confronting Eskom and is also ethically
grounded.
In addition, the board has been requested to constitute a professional, skilled and committed executive team that will collectively lead Eskom through a complex but exciting journey including achieving energy security for our people and the economy,
implementing the Eskom Just Energy and concluding the restructuring of Eskom, said Minister of Public Enterprises, Mr Pravin Gordhan.
The Minister thanks the Board for conducting a competitive and transparent process for the appointment of the GCEO.
Issued by Ellis Mnyandu, DPE Spokesperson, 8 December 2023
